What is the term for religious or anatomical images/representations found in nature or buildings?

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Examples: oil stain on window of a bank in Clearwater, Florida that resembles the Virgin Mary; rocks or plants that resemble anatomical parts

2007-07-10 20:27:53 · 3 answers · asked by know_way 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting

Pareidolia

2007-07-10 20:55:04 · answer #1 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Simulacra - plural simulacrum.
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2007-07-10 20:50:33 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

divine intervention or some kind of miracle is all i can think of

2007-07-11 01:34:24 · answer #3 · answered by Mimi Gongora 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋