Christian art

dance, many other things can be considered as art. The most popular art phenomenon would be painting, followed by things such as music and fashion. The origins of painting date back to pre-historic human times, when cave men still roamed the earth. For them it was a way of communication and storytelling. Throughout the years painting has taken on various different forms, and slowly evolved into what is known today as art. During the renaissance period art, most specifically in the western…

Counter-Reformation art. The author’s main claim is that art during the Counter-Reformation period shows direct influence of theological concepts. The author then makes a sub-claim that Peter Paul Rubens is the epitome of Catholic painting transforming Tridentine doctrine into art because of the topics and style in which he painted. Next, the author sets up historical background of the Council of Trent’s influence and the origins and implementations of Tridentine decrees on art in the…

The Fayum portraits are panel paintings that were found in the Fayum oasis in Egypt. The style of this paintings date back to the Hellenistic Period 50BCE-250CE which is the Greek art period. These portraits were attached to mummies to cover the person’s face for burial (Encyclopedia of Art and Classical Antiquates). Fayum portraits illustrated a multicultural society of Roman Egypt. Those paintings were made by using pigments mixed with beeswax and various other ingredients like eggs, resin,…

types of arts, arts can be anything from those three examples to philosophy, literature, theater, photography, architecture, dance, and of course film. I strongly believe that my documentary would be able to change people’s perspective towards film and would help them appreciate and even enter a career in the film industry. There was that person that changed my view towards film and even helped me make my career choice. Now I would like to help others that were like me understand the true art in…

believed that artists were able to use this stolen fire to create art and interpret truth in a way that normal people were incapable of doing. This view led to them being revered as god-like or even as demigods! There were also many critics who neither trusted artists, as they had allegedly used the stolen fire from the Sun, nor believed they were of any value in the public circle, viewing artwork as useless. In other words, “Art doesn’t have the honesty of reason nor the power of philosophy.”…

forms of art. From prehistoric depictions of animals on cave walls to the red hued walls of the Alhambra, deceased artists focused their time on their art to express numerous of worldwide human revelations for thousands of years. Art and Architecture is what binds the world together through ideals and stories like the civilization that made parietal art, how the Great Pyramids were made, how Islamic art mixed with math, what happened with art in the ‘ dark ages’, and about how ancient art as…

vanitas: In the arts, vanitas is one of the symbolic work of art especially linked a still-life painting of a 17th-century Dutch genre containing symbols of death or change as a reminder of their inevitability, also it is connected with other places and periods. The word vanitas it is actually a Lation word means "vanity" and loosely translated agree to the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of all earthly goods and pursuits. As applied to vanitas art, the word is drawn…

The Expulsion from Paradise, it demonstrates that the author used Christianity, representational art, warm colors, and lastly I see that he used value to make his painting. Throughout this paper I will discuss why I found these words to describe the artists painting. First of all, the reason I chose this painting is because when I saw it fascinated me. Because it shows Christianity and being a Christian I understand…

How did an increased interest in theosophy in the 19th century influence the direction of modern art? Theosophy, as a philosophical belief system, can be traced back to ancient times. Through her two part Isis Unveiled (1877), and her theosophical society, Russian Born Mme Helena Blavatsky, a religious mystic, played a huge part in reinstating the dogmas of theosophy into the art world. Isis Unveiled was written during a time of significant change around the globe. In 1859 Charles Darwin…

significant prehistory of art. The painting in the cave are the oldest painting in the world (32,000 years) as well as other evidence of Upper Paleolithic life. Through the painting, they can imagine the activities during the lifetime of the original painters 2) At one point in the film, Herzog postulates that maybe these paintings reflect the beginning of the “human soul”, as art and music became essential expressions of humanity. What do you think the relation is between art…