Editing Andy Warhol (section)

===Religion===
[[File:WarholLastSup.gif|thumb|upright=1.5|Images of [[Jesus]] from ''[[The Last Supper (Warhol)|The Last Supper]]'' (1986) ]]

Warhol was a practicing [[Ruthenian Catholic]]. He regularly volunteered at [[homeless shelter]]s in New York City, particularly during the busier times of the year, and described himself as a religious person.<ref name="Romaine-2003">{{Cite journal |first=James |last=Romaine |date=November 12, 2003 |title=Transubstantiating the Culture: Andy Warhol's Secret |url=http://oldarchive.godspy.com/culture/Andy-Warhol-Transubstantiating-the-Culture.cfm.html |journal=[[Godspy]] |access-date=January 5, 2009 |archive-date=November 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081118095337/http://oldarchive.godspy.com/culture/Andy-Warhol-Transubstantiating-the-Culture.cfm.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1966, his mother [[Julia Warhola]] told ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine that he was a "good religious boy" and he attended one o'clock [[Mass in the Catholic Church|Mass]] at St. Paul's every Sunday.<ref name=":40" /> The priest at Warhol's church, [[Church of St. Vincent Ferrer (New York)|Saint Vincent Ferrer]], said that the artist went there almost daily,<ref name="Romaine-2003" /> and although he was not observed taking [[Eucharist#Catholic|Communion]] or going to [[Sacrament of Penance (Catholic Church)|Confession]], he sat or knelt in the pews at the back.<ref name="Dillinger-2001" /> The priest thought he was afraid of being recognized; Warhol said he was self-conscious about being seen in a [[Latin Catholic]] church [[crossing himself]] "in the [[Byzantine Rite|Orthodox]] way" (right to left instead of the reverse).<ref name="Dillinger-2001" /> In 1980, Warhol met [[Pope John Paul II]] in [[St. Peter's Square]].<ref name="Dillinger-2001" />

Many of Warhol's later works depicted religious subjects, including two series, ''Details of Renaissance Paintings'' (1984) and ''[[The Last Supper (Warhol)|The Last Supper]]'' (1986). Warhol made almost 100 variations on the theme of the [[Last Supper]], which the [[Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum|Guggenheim]] felt "indicates an almost obsessive investment in the subject matter".<ref>{{cite web |last=Schmuckli |first=Claudia |year=1999 |title=Andy Warhol: The Last Supper |url=http://pastexhibitions.guggenheim.org/warhol/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090116161414/http://pastexhibitions.guggenheim.org/warhol/ |archive-date=January 16, 2009 |access-date=January 5, 2009 |publisher=[[Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation]] |location=SoHo}}</ref> In addition, a body of religious-themed works was found posthumously in his estate.<ref name="Romaine-2003" />

Warhol's art is noticeably influenced by the [[Eastern Christian]] tradition which was so evident in his places of worship.<ref name="Romaine-2003"/> Warhol's brother has described the artist as "really religious, but he didn't want people to know about that because [it was] private". Despite the private nature of his faith, in Warhol's eulogy John Richardson depicted it as devout: "To my certain knowledge, he was responsible for at least one [[Conversion to Christianity|conversion]]. He took considerable pride in financing his nephew's studies for priesthood".<ref name="Romaine-2003"/>

From November 2021 to June 2022, the [[Brooklyn Museum]] displayed the ''Andy Warhol: Revelation'' exhibition.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Rosenberg |first1=Karen |date=December 2, 2021 |title=For Andy Warhol, Faith and Sexuality Intertwined |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/design/warhol-religion-museum-review-catholic.html |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202160003/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/arts/design/warhol-religion-museum-review-catholic.html |archive-date=December 2, 2021 |newspaper=The New York Times}}</ref> The exhibition delved at the artist's enduring connection to his faith, which was often reflected in his artwork.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/andy_warhol_revelation|title=Andy Warhol: Revelation|website=www.brooklynmuseum.org}}</ref>