“Search for the Spiritual through Art” lectures in Cincinnati

THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
By Janelle Gelfand

Platter with Moses Raising up the Brazen Serpent in the Desert by
Jean de Court, (detail, about 1575-85), enamel on copper. Taft Museum of Art

OHIO - Local art museums and religious institutions are presenting an intriguing lecture series this month. The Search for the Spiritual Through Art will explore how Jewish, Christian, Islamic and Hindu religious traditions are manifested through artistic expression. The series is presented by the Taft Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, Skirball Museum, at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, the Islamic Center of Greater Cincinnati, the Hindu Temple of Greater Cincinnati, and the Edward B. Brueggeman Center for Dialogue at Xavier University. [link]