Today in my Christian Renaissance of the Twentieth Century class, we’ll be discussing Jacques Maritain on sacred art. Students will come to class having read that lecture, and when we gather I will show them these images. Then I’ll give them this quiz:
AS = Albert Servaes
SS = Art in the Saint-Suplice style
If you were Pope, would you want to (a) celebrate SS and ban AS, (b) ban SS and celebrate AS, (c) celebrate both, or (d) ban both? Remember your responsibilities as the Vicar of Christ! Explain your answer in a few sentences.
Speaking only as yourself, which works of art would you rather see in your church? In your home? Again, explain your answer in a few sentences.