Christian art
Church visual tradition
Christian art is visual art depicting religious subjects from Christianity—scenes from the Bible, the life of Christ, saints, and sacred symbols.
The tradition spans nearly two millennia, from early catacomb paintings through Byzantine icons, medieval cathedrals, Renaissance masterpieces, and contemporary works.
The museum's collection of Christian art includes several Baroque altarpieces.
The term may also describe art made by Christians expressing their faith, regardless of subject matter.
- haloLuminous ring overhead
- stained glassColored window art
- nativity scenesDisplays depicting Jesus's birth
- holy familySpiritually consecrated domestic unit
- frescoWet plaster painting technique
crucifix · pieta · crown of thorns · iconography · Byzantine art · alpha and omega · Last Supper · apocalyptic visions · dove · Good Shepherd · Renaissance frescoes · chalices · Book of Kells · illuminated manuscripts · lamb · sacred art · gilded · tempera
- iconographysymbol, symbols, halo, halos, nimbus
- sacred artsicon painting, sacred music, sacred architecture, sacred chant, religious sculpture
- Late AntiquityConstantine, Theodosius I, Constantinople, fall of Rome, Roman Empire
- CatholicismVatican, cardinals, pope, Holy Communion, popes
- Jesus ChristChristology, crucifixion, nativity, resurrection, ascension
- catacombstunnels, passages, burial chambers, tombs, crypts
Christian artcommercial art
Visual work for profit
erotic art · still life · landscape painting · abstract art · political art