art history

Conversion efforts

Christianity art

Christianity art is usually produced in most cased to supplement portray and illustrate in a more tangible manner principles behind Christianity . Nearly all Christian groupings either use or have used before art in some aspect . The style , prominence and representations have been found to be changing with time but most of the representations have mainly been those of Jesus ministry as well as in some few cases the Old Testament . In Roman Catholicism , Anglicanism and eastern orthodoxy , saints are also depicted in art images . The first Christian

br image to be preserved dates back in 70 Ad . Earliest examples of Christian art are found in the catacombs . It is from the funerary art found in the catatombs that much of the revelation as to who the early Christians were is revealed . Early Christians used to employ artists to decorate tombs in an attempt to communicate some messages . They were seeking to even take the light of the gospel in to what might be perceived as a dark and cold chamber where their dead lay awaiting the resurrection day . Catatomb images have been noted for their clarity of purpose . The understanding of the pagan art is imperative when making an attempt to interpret the meaning of the Christian images . Paleochristina art adhered to most of the classical rules of expression that governed figurative arts . Thus the understanding of the pagans expressed the art helps to unlock the christen images meaning (Guru , 1995

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