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Machiavelli in the robes of a Florentine public official. Virtù is a concept theorized by Niccolò Machiavelli, centered on the martial spirit and ability of a population or leader, [1] but also encompassing a broader collection of traits necessary for maintenance of the state and "the achievement of great things."
Catholics use images, such as the crucifix, the cross, in religious life and pray using depictions of saints. They also venerate images and liturgical objects by kissing, bowing, and making the sign of the cross. They point to the Old Testament patterns of worship followed by the Hebrew people as examples of how certain places and things used ...
Christians from the very beginning adorned their catacombs with paintings of Christ, of the saints, of scenes from the Bible and allegorical groups. The catacombs are the cradle of all Christian art. [32] Early Christians accepted the art of their time and used it, as well as a poor and persecuted community could, to express their religious ...
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Other elements that were sometimes included, in distinct sub-forms of the image, included the Arma Christi or "Instruments of the Passion", the cross, a chalice into which blood poured from Christ's side or other wounds (giving an emphasis on the Eucharist), angels to hold these objects or support a slumped Christ himself (Meister Francke shows ...
A religious image is a work of visual art that is representational and has a religious purpose, subject or connection. All major historical religions have made some use of religious images, although their use is strictly controlled and often controversial in many religions, especially Abrahamic ones.
[Tiglath-Pileser III] Summary Inscription 4: 283–284 [Tiglath-Pileser III] Annalistic Records (1-34) Annals of Sargon II: 2.118A [Sargon II] The Annals: 285 [Sargon II] From Annalistic Reports (23-57) Sargon Stele: 2.118E [Sargon II] The Great “Summary" Inscription: 284–285 [Sargon II] Inscriptions of a General Nature (1) Annals of Sargon ...
Images of Jesus and narrative scenes from the Life of Christ are the most common subjects, and scenes from the Old Testament play a part in the art of most denominations. Images of the Virgin Mary and saints are much rarer in Protestant art than that of Roman Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy.