dimanche 7 septembre 2014

Evolution of Christian Art

DuringArt is Christian and manifests itself in all its beauty, the internal image of the splendor of grace. This is especially true if the art is made from a heart that is inspired by grace. The beauty of art is Christian, if the artist is strictly willing to beauty. The quality of Christian art is a reflection of love, it emits.The most common elements in this art are the images of Jesus and the narrative scenes from his life, images of saints and the Virgin Mary, which are more common in Roman Catholicism that the Protestant. The comparison of the three major religions of Christianity, Judaism and Islam, this sacred art is mainly used in Christianity as Judaism and Islam are opposed. Renaissance art, on the other sculpture, decorative arts and painting of the Renaissance period in European history.

History of Art

The oldest church art dates back to the origins of Christianity. Some of the oldest paintings are at the site of Megiddo, which dates back to 70 the oldest dates from the second century sculpture. Most Christian The first paintings were found in tombs in the catacombs of Rome. These paintings represent the evolution of the representation of the image of Jesus. Most art that survived the fall of the Roman Empire is Christian art.

This is mainly due to the continuity of the church property preserves the art of church and secular works. Regardless of the fall of the political structure of the Western Roman Empire during the fall of Rome, its religious hierarchy financed and sponsored the production of images of religious art.

the Byzantine Empire, ecclesiastical art developed from naturalism established in Hellenistic art in a more conceptual aesthetic. This new style has been proportions, color and the actual loss of perspective in order to have the opposite perspective, simplifying standardized conventions and geometry to describe the events and people. Standardization of religious imagery was the result of the controversy over the use of graven images Byzantine iconoclast crises and interpretation of the Second Commandment.

Byzantine Art ended with the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Orthodox art however continued production with minimal changes in style and purpose to date. Russia has gradually become the main production center of Orthodox art. Production of monumental secular works increased in the West during the Renaissance to the Reformation. This reform led to a decrease in the production of sacred art in Protestant countries. It also leads to the destruction of such a technique in these countries. In, however, Catholic countries producing this art has continued during this period. Later, Catholic art is better controlled than in the past.


 

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