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The two halves chosen by Holbein correspond to Protestant interpretations of the Bible, which saw the Old Testament as describing a time of sin and punishment compared to the New Testament showing the way to salvation, [7] with Christ and his Evangelists contained as a mystery in the Old Testament and revealed in the New. [5]
Throughout the ages, art has been a part of the church. God designed the temple, employing artisans to create its beautiful and ornate workmanship. Churches of old included stained-glass windows created to illustrate God’s word, and even the most simple country churches often include beautiful wooden crosses and podiums.
New Testament subjects in art (4 C, 3 P) O. Old Testament subjects in art (2 C, 1 P) P. Paintings based on the Bible (3 C, 5 P) Prints based on the Bible (3 C, 12 P) S.
The painting has also been analyzed in terms of typology, in which correspondences between the Old and New Testaments are sought. In this case, the "Law" half is seen to illustrate the Old Testament, and the "Gospel" half the New Testament. For example, the "type" of Moses placing a serpent on a cross is answered by the "antitype" of the ...
The Brick Testament website [8] began in October 2001. It originally featured six stories from the Book of Genesis. The site now contains over 400 illustrated stories, from both the Old and New Testaments, and over 4,500 images. [9] [10] It had an Alexa traffic rank of 53,191 in April 2007.
The illustrations were immensely successful and have been reproduced countless times worldwide, influencing the visual arts and popular culture in ways difficult to measure. The series comprises 139 plates depicting scenes from the Old Testament, including the deuterocanonical books, and 81 from the New Testament.
The painting is devotional; its iconography clearly juxtaposes Old and New Testament imagery, conveying themes of punishment and redemption, against the belief that a second chance is available through the birth of Christ. [21] Depictions of the Nativity changed significantly in European art following St Bridget's visions of the event ...
Depictions of New Testament people in art. Subcategories. This category has the following 9 subcategories, out of 9 total. * Paintings of New Testament people (12 C, 5 P)