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The Iconographic Style, #1: Truths and Myths
What icons actually are, where the tradition came from, and the modern myths that have grown up around it.
Jul 29
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David Clayton
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Sacred Art #2: What Governs the Style of the Traditions
How the anthropology of the Theology of the Body accounts for the iconographic, Gothic, and Baroque styles, and why the age of Leonardo and Michelangelo…
Jul 22
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David Clayton
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Sacred Art #1: Revealing the Invisible by Visible Means
On the purpose of sacred art, the role of style in communicating theological truth, and the three authentic traditions of liturgical art: iconographic…
Jul 15
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David Clayton
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The Use of Sarum Book of Hours: Beautiful 14th-Century English Illuminations
A Model for Artists Today
Jul 8
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David Clayton
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How Every Painting Is Built, Part 2 of 2: Line, Tone, Colour
Last week, we looked at the choice of medium - why it matters, what the main options are, and how the properties of each shape the kind of image an…
Jun 22
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David Clayton
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How Every Painting Is Built, Part 1 of 2: Choice of Medium and Why It Matters
Part 1 of 2 | Why the choice of medium is never just a technical decision
Jun 17
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David Clayton
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Buy an Original Landscape and Transform the Culture!
If you purchase this beautiful painting for your home. You will support the work of an artist and the gallery, and generate money for Scala Foundation…
May 27
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David Clayton
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A Model Schema for Liturgical Art for All Catholic Churches
The Re-Ordering of St Mary’s Cathedral, Aberdeen, Scotland
Mar 28
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David Clayton
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The Icon of the Transfiguration as a Symbol of Cultural Transformation
In this essay, I explore how beauty and culture led me to Catholic faith over thirty years ago, using an icon of the Transfiguration as a metaphor.
Jan 14
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David Clayton
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Elijah And The Priests of Baal - An Anticipation of the Trinity
Is there a need for a new icon?
Dec 31, 2025
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David Clayton
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Recommended Books For Those Who Want to Learn About Christian Symbolism In Sacred Art
I was recently asked for resources on learning about the symbolism traditionally used in Christian sacred art.
Dec 3, 2025
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David Clayton
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Suffering Without Hope? The War Art of Francisco Goya
Examining Francisco Goya’s portrayal of brutality through a critical Christian lens.
Sep 10, 2025
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David Clayton
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