Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century.
Williamson uses examples from, amongst others, Cimabue, Michelangelo, and Rosetti. She concludes by outlining the co-existence in contemporary 'post-Christian' culture of the deliberately controversial works of artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili, alongside the consciously devotional works of those such as Eric Gill and Peter Blake.
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Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction
This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century.
Williamson uses examples from, amongst others, Cimabue, Michelangelo, and Rosetti. She concludes by outlining the co-existence in contemporary 'post-Christian' culture of the deliberately controversial works of artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili, alongside the consciously devotional works of those such as Eric Gill and Peter Blake.
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Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction

Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction

by Beth Williamson
Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction

Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction

by Beth Williamson

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This Very Short Introduction decodes the key themes, signs, and symbols found in Christian art: the Eucharist, the image of the Crucifixion, the Virgin Mary, the Saints, Old and New Testament narrative imagery, and iconography. It also explores the theological and historical background of Christian imagery, from the devotional works of the Medieval and Renaissance periods, to the twenty-first century.
Williamson uses examples from, amongst others, Cimabue, Michelangelo, and Rosetti. She concludes by outlining the co-existence in contemporary 'post-Christian' culture of the deliberately controversial works of artists such as Andres Serrano and Chris Ofili, alongside the consciously devotional works of those such as Eric Gill and Peter Blake.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780192803283
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 09/09/2004
Series: Very Short Introductions , #107
Pages: 144
Product dimensions: 6.88(w) x 4.38(h) x 0.34(d)

About the Author

Beth Williamson is Lecturer in the History of Art at the University of Bristol.

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Images of the Eucharist and images of Christ's Passion2. The Virgin and Child3. The Saints4. 'Bibles for the Illiterate': Old and New Testament Narrative Imagery5. Icons6. Conclusion: the Twentieth Century
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