CHRISTIAN ART
This section offers a journey through the entire history of Christian art, bringing classical heritage and contemporary creation into dialogue.
The Ara Foundation aims to promote contemporary religious art by helping to restore the value and significance that Christian art has held throughout history. For centuries, the pinnacle of artistic achievement in every era has been religious art; and we can see that this phenomenon has manifested itself across all artistic disciplines: architecture, sculpture, music, and so on. This makes sense, because if religious art aims to bring us closer to the transcendence of the divine, it is reasonable that, in this human endeavour to attain it, we should encounter a glimpse of the infinite Beauty that is God Himself. The approach to the sacred often takes place through the aesthetic; for this reason, the Catholic Church regards the via pulchritudinis as a sublime way of accessing an experiential understanding of the divine Mystery and of exerting a beneficial influence on the other spheres of our existence.
21st-century proposals
Expression
A space dedicated to promoting poetry and sacred music, both classical and contemporary
A place to pray
Devotional images to aid prayer
Documents on Christian art
This section brings together reference texts and reflections on Christian art, distinguishing between the documents of the Magisterium and the contributions of various Christian authors.
Sale of images
Here you can view works by various artists who collaborate with the Foundation. When you purchase them directly from the artists, you can benefit from a discount code. You will also be helping the Foundation, as these artists will make donations to us based on their sales.
