Art with a religious theme.
Christian Hecht has written: 'Die Glorie' -- subject(s): Art, European, Christian art and symbolism, European Art, Nimbus (Art)
Religious, christian
Valentina Cantone has written: 'Ars monastica' -- subject(s): Art, Bizantyne, Art, Early Christian, Bizantyne Art, Christian art and symbolism, Early Christian Art, History, Mysticism, Sources 'Le arti a confronto con il sacro' -- subject(s): Art and religion, Congresses, Holy, The, in art, Christian art and symbolism
A: The purpose of Early Christian Art is the same as Christian Art today: to glorify God, celebrate the resurrection of Jesus and spread His word.
Christian art depicts figures and stories from the Christian Bible. Pagan art depicts figures and stories from any number of pagan sources. Many of the classical artists did both Christian and pagan works, sometimes blending the two into a single art piece.
Arno Lehmann has written: 'Die Kunst der jungen Kirchen' -- subject(s): Asian Art, Christian art and symbolism 'Christian art in Africa and Asia' -- subject(s): African Art, Asian Art, Christian art and symbolism
Clara Erskine Clement has written: 'Legendary and Mythological Art' -- subject(s): Protected DAISY, Art and mythology, Dictionaries, Christian art and symbolism 'A Handbook Of Christian Symbols And Stories Of The Saints As Illustrated In Art' -- subject(s): Christian saints in art, Christian art and symbolism 'Women In The Fine Arts, From The Seventh Century B. C. To The Twentieth Century A. D' 'Angels in art' -- subject(s): Angels in art, Christian art and symbolism
Oskar Wulff has written: 'Altchristliche und mittelalterliche byzantinische und italienische Bildwerke' -- subject(s): Art, Early Christian, Art, Medieval, Early Christian Art, Early Christian Sculpture, Medieval Art, Medieval Sculpture, Sculpture, Early Christian, Sculpture, Medieval 'Altchristliche und byzantinische kunst' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Art, Byzantine, Byzantine Art, Christian art and symbolism
Christa Belting-Ihm has written: '\\' -- subject(s): Art, Christian art and symbolism, Christian saints in art, Symbolism
Franz Wickhoff has written: 'Roman art some of its principles and their application to early Christian painting' 'Roman art' -- subject(s): Christian art and symbolism, Roman Art
The Medicis were Christian. They felt that by patronizing Christian art it would help them gain favor with the powerful papacy as well as put them in God's good graces.
The web address of the Christian Petersen Art Museum is: http://iastate.edu