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Cosmology and Belief

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In all cultures, people strive to understand their reason for being and their place in the universe. Art can be an instrument for not only recording spiritual beliefs, but also for creating myths, defining the realms of mortal and immortal, communing with ancestors, channeling forces of good, and repelling those of evil.

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Corbis 42-18573316, Mosque of Cordoba.jpgLa Mezquita (Great Mosque) (interior)Unknown architect(s) (possibly Syrian), Andalucía (Islamic Spain)F1997.28 Shiva.jpgShiva Vinadhara (Holder of the Lute)Unknown artist, IndiaBuddha Shakyamuni.65687.jpgShakyamuni BuddhaUnknown artist, Nepal
Dance Vest 2006.39.3.tifDance Vest with Esù Staff FiguresYoruba artist, Igbóminà Region, NigeriaBridge 3706, Isenheim.jpgIsenheim Altarpiece (exterior)Mathis Gothart Neithart (Matthias Grünewald) (German, 1480–1528)
Bridge, 51359, Phemomena of Aratus.jpgCosmological Diagram (Map of the Heavens) from the Phenomena of AratusFrench SchoolCorbis 42-18803981 Chichen Itza.jpgEl Castillo (The Castle)Unknown architect(s), Mayan, Chichén Itzá, Yucatan, MexicoPapa and Rangi.tifTe wehenga o Rangi Raua ko Papa (The Separation of Rangi and Papa)Cliff Whiting (Maori, b. 1936)
ART163645, Ascension dome Byzantine.jpgAscension Dome from the Basilica di San Marco (St. Mark’s Basilica)Probably Greek or Byzantine artist(s), Venice, ItalyBridge 145063, Virgin of Vladimir.jpgIcon of the Virgin of VladimirMoscow School
ART314871, Rama and Maiden on serpent.jpgVishnu Reclining on a Serpent from the Bhagavata PuranaKalurama (Indian, n.d.)Plate 81 Kayapo Dorsal Headdress.tifDorsal Headdress (meiityk-re kru wapu)Kayapó Mekrãgnoti artist, BrazilForest as a Temple.tifForest as a TempleVitaly Komar (Russian, b. 1943)
4. The Garden of Love, Kandinsky 49.70.1.jpgThe Garden of Love (Improvisation Number 27)Wassily Kandinsky (French, born Russia, 1866–1944)ART309110 Zeus of Artemision.jpgZeus of Artemision (also called Poseidon)Unknown Artist, Greece
CorbisYA019916, Aerial View of Flying Buttresses on Notre Dame Cathedral.jpgAerial View of Notre Dame CathedralUnknown architect(s), FranceCorbis42-17728688, Saudi Arabia - Religion - Mecca - Hajj.jpgKa’baUnknown architect(s), Mecca5. Reliquary Arm, 47.101.33.jpgReliquary ArmUnknown artist, Valley of the Meuse, (present-day Belgium)