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Why did protestant destroyed Catholic art images and sculptures?
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At various points in history, persons called iconoclasts have attached the Catholic Church for its use of sacred art, citing the commandment against making graven images. Iconoclasm, however, was dismissed as heresy early on in the history of the Church.
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∙ 11y agoThey view art as a form of vanity
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What is the difference between a prtestant church and a catholic church?
The main difference between the two churches is that the Protestant church believes that they should not have sculptures and paintings to worship. Whereas the Cathloic church believes that if you have images of what you are worshipping, you will have a deeper and stronger faith.
What is a good link to see images of sculptures made by Ron Mueck?
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How do Protestant Catholic and Greek Orthodox religious images compare?
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Does the Roman Catholic Church have 3-dimensional statues and 2-dimensional statues?
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Where can one find an image of a Catholic priest?
One can find images of a Catholic priest on Yahoo's official website under the image option. One can also find images of a Catholic priest on the Catholic Priest official website.
Do christians venerate images before the second nicaea?
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Why do some images of the Buddha resemble the Greek sculptures?
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What techniques helped artist create 3 dimensional images?
3 dimensional (3D) images can be created using holography. They can also be created by artists by using media such as clay or stone, as with sculptures. These techniques provide depth to art images and pieces.
Who destroyed Byzantine images?
In Byzantium, during the period from 726 to 843, there was an imperial ban on images. The destroyers of images were known as iconoclasts. Those who opposed such a ban were known as iconophiles.
Have you ever seen sand sculptures?
You can see pictures of sandcastles on Google Images. Most artistic sandcastles are quite large and very detailed.
Who was the Protestant iconoclasm of the Renaissance period heavily influenced by?
the reformation
Why have the stories and characters of the bible inspired so many paintings and sculptures?
In past centuries a lot of faithful followers of God were members of the Catholic church. No one had Bibles to read on their own due to literacy being so low and the Catholic belief that only the Pope and other top Religious officials could interpret the Bible. So under much commission from the Catholic church artisans and painters were asked to create these images of the characters in the Bible so the people could assimilate them to the stories and grow in allegiance to the Catholic faith.
