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Thomas Kinkade, who dubbed himself \u201cThe Painter of Light,\u201d has passed away at the age of 54. Kinkade\u2019s work, which was often criticized as being empty and devoid of critical thought, was hugely popular and made Kinkade a multimillionaire. A devout Christian, Kinkade often painted spiritual scenes and sold items like a \u201cChristian table topper\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[427,96,426,335,425],"class_list":["post-705","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-art","tag-christianity","tag-painting","tag-rip","tag-thomas-kinkade"],"yoast_head":"\n
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<\/a>Thomas Kinkade, who dubbed himself \u201cThe Painter of Light,\u201d has passed away at the age of 54. Kinkade\u2019s work, which was often criticized as being empty and devoid of critical thought, was hugely popular and made Kinkade a multimillionaire. A devout Christian, Kinkade often painted spiritual scenes and sold items like a \u201cChristian table topper\u201d (a \u201c3D tabletop sculpture celebrates the story of Easter in 13 scenes and 45 sculpted figures\u201d) and even produced a movie<\/a> called Christmas Lodge<\/em>, based on one of his best-known paintings.<\/p>\n