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The seal of Mani, the oldest known Manichaean art. Manichaeism has a rich tradition of visual art, starting with Mani himself writing the Book of Pictures. [1]One of Mani's primary beliefs was that the arts (namely painting, calligraphy, and music) were of the same esteem as the divine spirit (Middle Persian: Mihryazd), believing that the creation of art was comparable to god's creation of ...
Mani's Community Established (Japanese: 圣者伝図2) is a Manichaen silk color painting drawn in the coastal area of southern China during the yuan to ming period, [1] depicts the missionary history of Manichaeism and the establishment of its churches in three scenes.
The drawing technique and artistic style are similar to "Mani's Community Established" and "Mani's Parents", "The Birth of Mani" and "Manichean Universe Map". " It was originally part of a large-scale Manichean silk painting; however, now the silk painting has been lost, leaving only the birth picture.
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Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Pages in category "Manichaean art" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Following the discovery of Manichaean paintings in Turfan, art historian Thomas W. Arnold suggested that the Manichaean tradition of illustrative bookmaking was the source of Persian miniature painting style during the time of the Safavid Empire. Arnold stated: "The only other religious art that could have produced these pictures was the ...
San Francisco Asian Art Museum, San Francisco Mani's Parents is a color painting on silk drawn in the coastal areas of southern China during the late Yuan and early Ming dynasties. It is in the collection of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, US, and was donated by Ivory Brendage.
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Chinese Manichaean art" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.