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[[Christianity]] has been for centuries the main subject for western artists. During the [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Renaissance]], The [[Roman Catholic Church]] and The [[Orthodox Church]] supported the production of sacred [[art]].   
 
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[[Image:Gerard van Honthorst Nativity.jpg|thumbnail|350px|center|Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst]]
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[[Image:Last supper.jpg|thumbnail|center|700px|The Last Supper]]
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[[File:Bloch-SermonOnTheMount.jpg|thumbnail|350px|center|Painting: [[Sermon on the Mount]] by Carl Bloch (1877)]]
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[[File:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg|thumbnail|right|500px|Lamentacion Sobre Cristo by Fra Angelico]]
  
 
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Revision as of 21:40, April 30, 2024

Christian art

(To embellish houses of worship)

Catholic Christian Cross


Christianity has been for centuries the main subject for western artists. During the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, The Roman Catholic Church and The Orthodox Church supported the production of sacred art.

Adoration of the Shepherds by Gerard van Honthorst
The Last Supper
Painting: Sermon on the Mount by Carl Bloch (1877)
The Kiss of Judas by Giotto di Bondone
Descent from the Cross, depicted by Rubens
Lamentacion Sobre Cristo by Fra Angelico


Dalí The Sacrament of the Last Supper.jpg

The Sacrament of the Last Supper by Salvador Dali.


We do not seem to understand that the arts too are supposed to be under the Lordship of Christ. Francis Schaeffer. [1]


Notre-Dame portal of the last judgement.JPG

Notre-Dame portal of the last judgement, Paris.

See also

Saint-Paul, ivoire relief; Byzantine art from the VIIth century.
Christ Pantokrator, Cathedral of Cefalù, Sicily; mosaic in Byzantine style.
Guido Reni, The Baptism of Christ, ca. 1623.

External links

Samson Accusing His Father-in-Law by Rembrandt.
The Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Ravenna, Italy.
St. Peter Chrysologus.
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