Signs & Symbols in Christian Art
Signs & Symbols in Christian Art

Author: George Ferguson

Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press

Published: 1959

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780195014327

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Examines the use and meaning of Christian symbols found in Renaissance art.

Understanding Early Christian Art
Understanding Early Christian Art

Author: Robin M. Jensen

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-04-15

Total Pages: 233

ISBN-13: 1135951772

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Understanding Early Christian Art is designed for students of both religion and of art history. It makes the critical tools of art historians accessible to students of religion, to help them understand better the visual representations of Christianity. It will also aid art historians in comprehending the complex theology, history and context of Christian art. This interdisciplinary and boundary-breaking approach will enable students in several fields to further their understanding and knowledge of the art of the early Christian era. Understanding Early Christian Art contains over fifty images with parallel text.

Symbols of the Christian Faith
Symbols of the Christian Faith

Author: Alva William Steffler

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2002-02-21

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780802846761

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Symbols of the Christian Faith is an illustrated guide to the major visual symbols used by the Christian church throughout history. These stylized illustrations, designed by artist Alva William Steffler, are intended to provide usable, up-to-date resources for contemporary church worship and Christian education. Throughout church history symbols have been used to aid worship and to communicate difficult spiritual ideas. Steffler here collects these symbols, from early Christian catacomb art to the present, offering fresh graphic interpretations of old visual forms. The accompanying text notes the biblical sources for the various symbols and traces their use in church tradition and their links to Greco-Roman culture. Extensive glossaries and indexes round out the book. Broadly inclusive and sensitive to the perspectives of every church tradition, this volume will be an invaluable resource for churches using Christian art as well as for general readers curious about the meaning of common Christian symbols.

On Christian Iconography
On Christian Iconography

Author: Francisco Pacheco

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780916101893

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An introduction to Pacheco's writings on the decorum of religious painting -- Of the order, decency and decorum that invention ought to follow -- In which the matter of decorum is continued -- In which the approval of the painting of the Last Judgment and the subject of decorum is concluded -- Important counsels on a number of sacred histories, regarding the truth and correctness with which they should be painted in accordance with the Divine Scriptures and the Holy Doctors -- In which counsels on the painting of sacred histoiries are continued -- In which the counsels on sacred paintings are continued -- On the truthful paintings of some of the best known of the saints -- In favor of painting the four nails with which Christ our Redeemer was crucified -- In which the thought and approval of these two letters is given be learned men that examined and approved them

Christian Iconography
Christian Iconography

Author: André Grabar

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2023-10-17

Total Pages: 430

ISBN-13: 0691252092

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An illuminating look at the iconography of the early church and its important place in the history of Christian art In this book, historian André Grabar demonstrates how early Christian iconography assimilated contemporary imagery of the time. Grabar looks at the most characteristic examples of paleo-Christian iconography, dwelling on their nature, form, and content. He explores the limits of originality in such art, its debt to figurative art, and the broader cultural climate in the Roman Empire, drawing a distinction between expressive images—that is, genuine works of art—and informative ones. Throughout, Grabar establishes the importance of imperial iconography in the development of Christian portraits and sheds light on the role they played alongside other forms of Christian piety in their day.

Christian Motifs and Symbols CD-ROM and Book
Christian Motifs and Symbols CD-ROM and Book

Author: Alan Weller

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2009-07-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0486990559

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Selected from rare portfolios, this collection of 256 sacred Christian motifs will spark ideas for an array of inspirational projects. The finely detailed, black-and-white illustrations include angels, saints, and a variety of biblical images — the Good Shepherd, the serpent in the Garden of Eden, St. Mark as a winged lion, and more.