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The Hand of God, an artistic metaphor, is found several times in the only ancient synagogue with a large surviving decorative scheme, the Dura Europos Synagogue of the mid-3rd century, and was probably adopted into Early Christian art from Jewish art.
- Lamentation (The Mourning of Christ) – Giotto Di Bondone. Giotto Di Bondone was one of the most notable artists from the medieval period. He was known simply as Giotto and created a large collection of religious works that focused on the life of Christ, as well as those of his 12 apostles.
- Wilton Diptych. The Wilton Diptych is one of the most highly-revered and mysterious works from medieval times. The painting is featured on a small diptych, which is two panels that were designed to form a portable painting that could be easily transported and protected.
- The Ghent Altarpiece – Hubert and Jan van Eyck. One of the best known medieval paintings to come from the Dutch region is Hubert and Jan van Eyck’s painting that is a complex compilation of polyptych panels that each feature a notable figure or event from the Christian New Testament Bible, as well as the Old Testament.
- The Presentation in the Temple – Ambrogio Lorenzetti. Italian painter Ambrogio Lorenzetti has been credited as one of the central figures who greatly influenced a litany of Renaissance artists who would follow after him more than a century later.
The Creation of Adam (Italian: Creazione di Adamo), also known as The Creation of Man [2],: plate 54 is a fresco painting by Italian artist Michelangelo, which forms part of the Sistine Chapel's ceiling, painted c. 1508 –1512. [3] It illustrates the Biblical creation narrative from the Book of Genesis in which God gives life to Adam, the ...
The need for representations of Christ’s life in Italy was based on official practice within the Western Church. From the time of Pope Gregory the Great (r. 590–604), images were valued both as lessons for the unlettered and as aids to worship.
Other images developed later, such as Christ emerging from his tomb at the Resurrection, which appears in the eleventh century. Medieval and Renaissance images of Christ’s life appear in a wide range of artistic media, on different scales, and in various public and private devotional settings.
Apr 9, 2009 · Graham-Dixon’s book takes up several controversies and myths surrounding the Sistine Chapel, such as the notion that Michelangelo painted the vault of the chapel lying down on his back; this is how...
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In book illumination, panel painting, stained glass, and sculpture, artists turned Christian beliefs into arresting images of damnation and salvation intended to unsettle and motivate their...
