Christ in Art
Sacred images of the life and passion of ChristBy Ernest Renan
Length7h 50m
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Since the dawn of Christianity, artists have been fascinated and stirred by the figure of Christ. His likeness appears in frescoes on the walls of catacombs that date from Roman times; he is featured in the stained glass windows of Gothic churches; and he can be found in various forms in today's pop culture. The Biblical Saviour is not a static, immaterial deity: Christ's mortal birth, unusual life and dramatic death make him an accessible subject for religious and secular artists alike.Whether they show the spirituality of God Incarnate or the earthly characteristics of a flesh-and-blood man, artistic depictions of Christ are the most controversial, moving or inspirational examples of religious art.
This richly illustrated book explores the various ways that Christ is rendered in art, from Cimabue's Nativity scenes and Fra Angelico's paintings of the Crucifixion to the provocative portraits of Salvador Dalí and Andres Serrano. Author Joseph Lewis French guides the reader through the most iconic representations of Christ in art - tender or graphic, classical or bizarre, these images of the Messiah reveal the diverse roles of the Son of God in the social milieus and personal lives of the artists.
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Length7 hrs 50 mins
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Publish dateMay 8, 2012
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Christ in Art Christ in Art
2forth only in general terms.
3Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome.
4Ascension of Isaiah, and the fourth book of Esdras.
5various schools over generations under certain titles.
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6accounts of his acts.
7by the same hand, and of the most perfect unity.
8Deesis (detail), 1261.
9Hagia Sophia, Istanbul.
10than anywhere else.
11Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht.
12and Irenseus.
13Origins of the Story of Christ
14Musée du Louvre, Paris.
15favour of the fourth gospel.
16the Christian family.
17Andrea Mantegna, The Resurrection
18San Giovanni Baptistery, Florence.
19Origins of the Story of Christ
20Ridolfo Ghirlandaio, The Procession
21National Gallery, London.
22by their richness and their infinite variety.
23Origins of the Story of Christ
24miracle proved.” Let a thaumaturgist present himself tomorrow with testimony sufficiently important
25Copenhagen. (p. 45)
26with five or six volumes about me.
27Origins of the Story of Christ
28Herbert Art Gallery, Coventry.
29The Young Christ
30His First Impressions
31one or two earthen vessels and a painted chest.
32Florence. (p. 53)
33The Education of Jesus
34The Young Christ
35him nothing but disgust.
36National Museum, Ohrid.
37The Nativity, late 14th century.
38Peribleptos Church, Mystras.
39The Young Christ
40Alte Pinakothek, Munich.
41Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence.
42The National Gallery, London.
43The Young Christ
44Museo e Galleria Borghese, Rome.
45Development of the Ideas of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom of God
46Christ among the Scribes, c. 1655.
47Tate Gallery, London.
48its apparent injustice, its inevitable and definitive character.
49Newark.
50gentleness, by revolt or by patience?
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