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The Twelve Apostles are a common subject in Christian art and serve as a devotional tool for many Christian denominations.[1] They were instrumental in teaching the gospel of Jesus, "continuing the mission of Jesus" with their depictions continuing to serve as spiritual inspiration and authority.[2][3] Many Protestant denominations reject religious imagery, including the veneration of the apostles and other religious figures.[4]
Single portraits are common, or smaller groups, with the full group mostly seen in narrative scenes from the Life of Christ in art, especially The Last Supper. All the apostles acquired distinctive attributes enabling them to be identified, and the most important, such as Saint Peter and Saint John the Beloved, were given a consistent physical appearance. These, and the Four Evangelists, were the most frequently painted. Others were often included in altarpieces and other works because they were the patron saints of the parish, town or province, or of the donor of the work.
^Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Portraits of the Apostles" . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
^Rabali, Tshitangoni C. (13 July 2020). "Bible reading insights from how the gospels and Acts link the apostles to Jesus: A biblical theological exploration". In die Skriflig / In Luce Verbi. 54 (2). doi:10.4102/ids.v54i2.2593. ISSN 2305-0853.
^The Apostles in Early Christian Art and Poetry. Roald Dijkstra. Boston. 2016. pp. 377–379. ISBN 978-90-04-30974-6. OCLC 934280118.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: others (link)
^Noyes, James, ed. (2013). The Politics of Iconoclasm. I.B. Tauris. doi:10.5040/9780755624515. ISBN 978-0-85773-431-0.
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