A mosaic from Daphni Monastery in Greece (c. 1100), showing the midwives bathing the new-born Christ.
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Christian art is sacred art which uses subjects, themes, and imagery from Christianity. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, including early Christian art and architecture and Christian media.
Images of Jesus and narrative scenes from the Life of Christ are the most common subjects, and scenes from the Old Testament play a part in the art of most denominations. Images of the Virgin Mary and saints are much rarer in Protestant art than that of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.
Christianity makes far wider use of images than related religions, in which figurative representations are forbidden, such as Islam and Judaism. However, there are some that have promoted aniconism in Christianity, and there have been periods of iconoclasm within Christianity, though this is not a common interpretation of Christian theology.[1]
^"The Religious Prohibition Against Images". The David Collection. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
Christianart is sacred art which uses subjects, themes, and imagery from Christianity. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, including...
Early Christianart and architecture (or Paleochristian art) is the art produced by Christians, or under Christian patronage, from the earliest period...
medieval art into major periods and styles, often with some difficulty. A generally accepted scheme includes the later phases of Early Christianart, Migration...
In Christianart, animal forms have at times occupied a place of importance. With the Renaissance, animals were nearly banished, except as an accessory...
The resurrection of Jesus has long been central to Christian faith and Christianart, whether as a single scene or as part of a cycle of the Life of Christ...
Archangel Michael may be depicted in Christianart alone or with other angels such as Gabriel or saints. Some depictions with Gabriel date back to the...
Heaven as stated in the New Testament has been a frequent subject in Christianart, as well as a theme in theological writings. The earliest direct depictions...
popular subject in Christianart, often as part of a cycle showing the Life of Christ. Depictions of the Last Supper in Christianart date back to early...
The Holy Spirit has been represented in Christianart both in the Eastern and Western Churches using a variety of depictions. The depictions have ranged...
and symbols in sacred art. Early Christianart survives from dates near the origins of Christianity. The oldest surviving Christian paintings are from the...
The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christianart, above all in the Eastern church, some of whose most striking icons show the...
have subsequently developed into Christian philosophy, Christianart, Christian music, Christian literature, etc. Art and literature, law, education, and...
The Annunciation has been one of the most frequent subjects of Christianart. Depictions of the Annunciation go back to early Christianity, with the Priscilla...
and Ancient Rome. Early Christian basilicas from the 4th century onwards were decorated with wall and ceiling mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine...
cross and Latin cross, i.e. crosses with intersecting beams, appears in Christianart towards the end of Late Antiquity. An early example of the cruciform...
have subsequently developed into Christian philosophy, Christianart, Christian music, Christian literature etc. Art and literature, law, education, and...
illegal in Japan, the local Christians developed distinctive forms of Christianart, literature, and cultural practices. Christian media is prevalent within...
first buried. The Christianart of Goa reached its climax in church building, laying the foundations of Indian Baroque. Indian Christian architecture during...
symbol was likely adopted into Early Christianart from Jewish art. The Hand of God was common in Late Antique art in both the East and West, and remained...
those of the Warburg Institute and the Index of Medieval Art (formerly Index of ChristianArt) at Princeton (which has made a specialism of iconography...
The Trinity is most commonly seen in Christianart with the Holy Spirit represented by a dove, as specified in the gospel accounts of the baptism of Christ;...
Search of Christian Freedom. Commentary Press. ISBN 978-0-914675-17-4. Philip Schaff, History of the Christian Church, ch. 6, "ChristianArt: § 77. The...
artists or art movement. Minoan art Aegean art Ancient Greek art Roman art Early Christian – 260 – 525 Migration Period – 300 – 900 Anglo-Saxon – 400 –...
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