Christian Art. Christian art is sacred art which uses themes and imagery from Christianity.
The central theme is the life of Christ, including the birth, death, and resurrection. Also important is the birth, immaculate conception, and death of the Virgin Mary.
There are more than 1000 Christian saints who have been represented in paintings and sculpture. Some of the most depicted are Saint Peter with keys, Saint Paul with a sword; Saint Francis of Assisi with a stigmata; Saint Anthony of Padua holding a book and Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a wheel representing her death.
Others are Saint Sebastian pierced with arrows, Saint Jerome with a lion and Saint Agnes with a lamb. Still others are Saint Teresa of Avila in ecstasy, Saint Dominic with a lily, Saint Ignatius of Loyola with a book, Saint Lucy carrying her eyes on a tray, Saint John the Baptist with a staff, Saint Michael the Archangel defeating Satan and Saint Raphael the Archangel with a staff and a fish.
Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, although some have had strong objections to some forms of religious image, and there have been major periods of iconoclasm within Christianity. 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 Prote
The central theme is the life of Christ, including the birth, death, and resurrection. Also important is the birth, immaculate conception, and death of the Virgin Mary.
There are more than 1000 Christian saints who have been represented in paintings and sculpture. Some of the most depicted are Saint Peter with keys, Saint Paul with a sword; Saint Francis of Assisi with a stigmata; Saint Anthony of Padua holding a book and Saint Catherine of Alexandria with a wheel representing her death.
Others are Saint Sebastian pierced with arrows, Saint Jerome with a lion and Saint Agnes with a lamb. Still others are Saint Teresa of Avila in ecstasy, Saint Dominic with a lily, Saint Ignatius of Loyola with a book, Saint Lucy carrying her eyes on a tray, Saint John the Baptist with a staff, Saint Michael the Archangel defeating Satan and Saint Raphael the Archangel with a staff and a fish.
Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, although some have had strong objections to some forms of religious image, and there have been major periods of iconoclasm within Christianity. 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 Prote
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