Want to decorate with a religious tapestry?
Then have a look at these ideas here to transform a room into one with religious art.
Religious and Christian tapestries comes in a variety of themes, from the art of the Renaissance to romantic works, to the works of the modern day.
Let’s have a look at religious tapestry decor here:

See Adoration of the Mystic Lamb Tapestry here

Dramatic religious art

The works of El Greco (1541-1614) is truly unmistakable and shows scenes of Christ in dramatic renditions that demand the attention of art lovers.
These works can make up the main attraction in a room, to serve as a backdrop that gives you color, and superb composition.

See El greco’s Trinidad Tapestry here

In this piece, Al Greco’s Trinidad, we see a dramatic composition of Christ in the arms of humans and angels, and the holy spirit signified by a dove.
Art has focused on topics related to religion and biblical stories, from all eras of art movements.
Here in Al Greco, we see a Spanish Renaissance art, based on the original work from the 16th century.

Christian Icon tapestry

Some people would immediately think of a Christian wall tapestry depicting Christ, Madonna and Child or the Last Supper or even Noah’s Ark and other Bible stories that you can think of.
These works are often more calming and meditative than the dramatic art above.
There are a variety to choose from, some based on traditional works of art depicting Mary, some more contemporary religious in nature.

Religious Tapestries – Madonna By Ferruzzi

This piece Madoona by Ferruzzi was though to represent Mary and Child, from Venice in 1897.
However, the subject is actually Angela Cian, and the identity was secret until her death in 1972, as “proper ladies”, she was 11 at the time, did not pose for portraits as she did.

Angel Tapestries

Tapestries of cherubs and angels are another theme of religious tapestries.
These are gorgeous works of art in themselves, and portray an element of Christianity which overlaps to that of spirituality today.
Angels, or spirits who have not walked the earth, are often represented in art through history, through the eyes of artists:
Here in Cupidon angel tapestry we see the adolescent angel, in the forest.
She has the gorgeous white wings and as a female cupid, her bows and arrows are on the forest ground.
These are a wonderful addition to a room that needs an angelic touch.
Some are based on modern works, while some tapestry wall hangings are based on the high Renaissance artists such as Raphael, Michelangelo, Da Vinci and others.
Whichever way, they can make a room feel lighter and more inspired.

Angel Tapestries – Angels Farnese

Here in angels Farnese, we see an infant cherub flying among the clouds.

Modern Religious Art

Religious tapestries come in the more modern theme, with the help of more modern artists.
They make excellent works of art to suit any style of home from traditional to ultra modern. Such is the versatility of such works of tapestry art.
Here in Angels Thayer tapestry we see the work of Abbott Handerson Thayer who portrays this angel in wings and garments that echos each other’s texture.
It is ethereal and blends portrait style with an expression of an angelic being connected to higher powers in the way she looks across the viewer into the room.

Renaissance Art

The Renaissance in Italy and the rest of Europe provided a fertile ground for religious art.
The development of the sciences as well as the arts led to developments in both fields rapidly over this period of time.

Ange Au Luth Tapestry

Here in Ange Au Luth we see a work based on the frecos of Melozzo da Forli (1438-1494).
In this scene is an angel from the Santi XII Apostoli or the ‘Church of the Twelve Holy Apostles’ church of Roman Catholic, originally from the 6th century.
It is glorious in its feel and shows the artistry that was present at such an era a  long time ago.
As another example, here is the traditional Christian cross but with a Gothic Renaissance style :

See Religious Tapestries here

Religious art varies in their style from the times of the Renaissance where the Adam and Eve tapestry, the Last Supper tapestry, and other biblical scenes as well as epic scenes of angels and heaven, were depicted in their high Italian Renaissance style.
The Last Supper, considered both pure Renaissance art as well as a religious work, has been the subject of much commentary and conjecture as the symbolism in this piece.
The reference to the holy trinity with triangular forms in the composition, is very prominent yet may not be obvious to some.

The Last Supper Tapestry

Conclusion

There are a few distinct ways to use inspirational, Christian and religious decor and tapestries to decorate a room.
Religious wall hangings vary in their subject, and represent spiritual beliefs as well as being works of art in their own right.
Then there is the evolution of religious tapestries in traditional Renaissance style, into more modern works of scenes of angels in a more modern style, reflecting each individual artist.
These religious wart tapestries give a sense of spirituality or sheer beauty to any room or home.
See our range of religious tapestries here.