Catholic Statuary and Imagery

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I don’t think so, myself (the woman with 15 different saints from Peregrine to Cecelia statues from the EWTN catalogue, plus the plaster of Paris Madonna that my mom received in the 30s, my white angel that stood atop the box my first communion rosary was kept in, the monk and organ from the 1950s and my parents’ first home altar, the good shepherd statue, the posters of Pope Francis, Pope Benedict, and Pope St John Paul 2, the 6 foot wooden rosary, several colored rosaries (black, crystal, multi, red, dark blue, olive green, and white) and the white holy water font, all around my home altar. . .not to mention the framed Holy Family picture with God Bless our Home and the Hearts of Jesus and Mary in the music room. . .and the Holy Family holy water font and the carved Holy Family in the kitchen, and approximately 200 different holy cards, and don’t even start me on the bookcase with all the Catholic books --because holy cards make great bookmarks and I’m aiming for enough books to give each card a home --and then I’ll get more cards and more books.

But cheesy? Nah.
 
This painting is attributed to an unknown artist but also has been tagged as Mormon if you google.
 
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There is such a thing as too cheesy!

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The National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima

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Maybe cheesy isn’t the right word. Sometimes I see a Catholic statue, and I know it isn’t great art, but it’s still appealing and meaningful. The paint colors are a bit lurid, or something, but that humble kind of devotional object holds a retro sort of appeal for me.
 
I get what you mean. They do have a certain charm even if it’s not “fine art”. I like the old chalkware statues from the 1950s. I have a few around the house.
 
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I think, if I remember right, that’s a Mormon painting.

They do make nice religious art; very realistic and human. However, I would not use Mormon art for devotional purposes.
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Heinrich Hofmann. Seriously doubt he was a Mormon.
 
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From the 1953 Belmont Abbey Catholic Action Bible, “The Christus” a painting by Heinrich Hofmann. It is by far my favorite - the eyes are haunting. (Please Note: This uploaded content is no longer available.)
 
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I think, if I remember right, that’s a Mormon painting.

They do make nice religious art; very realistic and human. However, I would not use Mormon art for devotional purposes.
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Heinrich Hofmann. Seriously doubt he was a Mormon.
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Ah cool. I probably just got confused because a lot of Mormon art looks like that. Mormon art is actually quite well-done, but I wouldn’t use any of their stuff for devotional purposes.
 
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