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Occasionally, secular artists treated Christian themes (Bouguereau, Manet) — but only rarely was a Christian artist included in the historical canon (such as Rouault or Stanley Spencer). However many modern artists such as Eric Gill , Marc Chagall , Henri Matisse , Jacob Epstein , Elisabeth Frink and Graham Sutherland have produced well-known ...
In practice, identifiably Christian art only survives from the 2nd century onwards. [1] After 550, Christian art is classified as Byzantine, or according to region. [1] [2] It is hard to know when distinctly Christian art began. Prior to 100, Christians may have been constrained by their position as a persecuted group from producing durable ...
Early Christian art contains a number of narrative scenes collected on sarcophagi and in paintings in the Catacombs of Rome. Miracles are very often shown, but the Crucifixion is absent until the 5th century, when it originated in Palestine , soon followed by the Nativity in much the form still seen in Orthodox icons today.
Much Christian art borrowed from Imperial imagery, including Christ in Majesty, and the use of the halo as a symbol of sanctity. Late Antique Christian art replaced classical Hellenistic naturalism with a more abstract aesthetic. The primary purpose of this new style was to convey religious meaning rather than accurately render objects and people.
As a secular, non-sectarian, universal notion of art arose in 19th-century Western Europe, secular artists occasionally treated Christian themes (Bouguereau, Manet). Only rarely was a Christian artist included in the historical canon (such as Rouault or Stanley Spencer).
Vecchietta, religious art in the Cappella del Sacro Chiodo and in varied churches [604] [605] Diego Velázquez, portrait artist whose religious works include Christ in the House of Martha and Mary [606] and Temptation of St. Thomas [607] Domenico Veneziano, Santa Lucia de' Magnoli Altarpiece [608]
Christian artists (5 C, 39 P) C. Churches in art (85 P) E. ... Pages in category "Christian art" The following 48 pages are in this category, out of 48 total.
Carolingian art emphasized Christian themes, with elaborate depictions of saints, biblical scenes, and classical motifs, laying the foundation for later medieval art in Western Europe. Ottonian art is a style in pre-romanesque German art, covering also some works from the Low Countries, northern Italy and eastern