Gospel Of Luke And John: Art Analysis

Art and the Bible, written by Francis A. Schaefer, is a short, simple to the point book regarding how a Christian should approach art. The book is divided into two sections. Section one is title Art in the Bible and section two is titled Some Perspectives on Art.

I chose to read The Gospel of Luke for my project. It is said that The Gospel of Luke was written somewhere between 80 CE - 90 CE. The Gospel of Luke was written for Theophilus, who was called “Friend of God”. But The Gospel was also written for a wider audience, including converts and potential converts.

All of the Gospels have a special and important message within them. It is the Gospel of Luke that today’s Christians need the most though, due to the message that it holds within it. It seems as though todays Christians seem to have lost the understanding that G-d loves everyone and that Jesus came and died for everyone.

The gospel of Luke and John are gospels about Jesus and John the Baptist. They have several differences and similarities. The Gospel of Luke describes the conception and birth of John the Baptist and Jesus while the gospel of Luke describes their life after birth. Summaries, variances, and connections of these two gospels are discussed below.

For this assignment I visited the David Owsley Museum of Art and chose the three pieces of art that really stood out to me. I chose the artwork, Book of Hours, Christ, and, Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist. I found these to be the most interesting and have the best depiction of religion in the Middle Ages. Visiting the Museum gave me a lot of insight about the middle ages and appreciation for that time.

Artwork can be produced with the intention of telling a narrative, impressing an audience, or demonstrating wealth. Sometimes, a piece can do all three. A prime example of this, a member of the collection of the Lindau Gospels, is the “Crucifixion with Angels and Mourning Figures” binding (Stokstad and Cothren 451). This gospel cover was crafted around the late ninth century, 870-880, under the Carolingian Dynasty. Specifically, the binding was likely produced at “one of the monastic workshops of Charlemagne’s grandson, Charles the Bald” (Stokstad and Cothren 450). Today, the piece resides at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York City, New York (Stokstad and Cothren 451). Aside from possessing an unparalleled visual presence, the “Crucifixion with Angels and Mourning Figures” cover is also notable for it’s

Description: A.the art i have chosen was the Wedding at Cana by Paolo Veronese. B.The artist used color to show many things like the season and what people would wear at a wedding back then. The artist also used texture to show the silkiness of the dresses. Next the use of space is used great to show how crowded the wedding was and all the things that were going on. Finally the artist used shape to show.

Although artists identities are not known, decorated pages display unique elements that result in several different art styles, which contributes to the theory of several artists working on the manuscript. One of these artists stood out for his ex- ceptional detailed oriented skills. His designs displayed such elegance and quality it has been compared to the works of a goldsmith. The text was copied by four scribes. Al- though following a scriptorium form, they also display unique qualities reflecting individ- uals. For example, a scribe managing text often left the ornamentation of the letters found at the start of verses to an illuminator, but another scribe formed a habit of incor- porating bright colors for text and repeated versus in blank spaces. The question of identity between artists and scribes is one of the many mysteries surrounding the man- uscript.!

The gospel of Luke is an in-depth story of Jesus life, his purpose, his vision and his sacrifice; from birth to death Luke does an amazing job painting a beautiful picture of Jesus, showing his ancestry, portraying him as a human just like you and I. Luke does tell a lot of the same things as Matthew and Mark but a much more in depth description and explains Jesus identity, his journey, the religious leaders of the time, and his resurrection and crucifixion.

The subject of religion has captured the attention of artists for centuries, working its way throughout the years, in and out of various of styles and movements. The artists of this era often found themselves reliant on this subject matter due to Churches being a steady Patron throughout the Renaissance all the way to the Baroque period. Whether it was because of the rich cultural impact to society or the enforcement of strong divine beliefs, depicting biblical narratives have struck an everlasting cord within this medium. Two particular ones, in fact: The Deposition from the Cross (Entombment of Christ) by Jacopo Pontormo and The Entombment of Christ by Michelangelo Caravaggio. Both of which provide an excellent example of how culture and artistic style combined can alter the message of the same iconic scene and still evoke different emotions.

Art is everywhere and in everything that we do. God’s work and His vision is the best artwork that we could ever imagine and all we can do is try to live up to His word. In this paper, I will be writing about the Art and the Bible and talk about what points that I found interesting and what new insights that I have in background of this book. I will also identify three perspectives on art that is believable to me and why I feel this way. How are The Lordship of Christ and The Christian Life as a Work of Art are these related and what view do I have in my own life and what is my own thinking with the arts and what personal growth am I thinking.

Readers of the Gospel of Luke often try to identify Luke’s intended audience. Understanding Luke’s intended audience can provide insight into how Luke used current culture to strategically spread the word of God. Specifically, we can look at the period of Hellenization, along passages, to interpret Luke’s Gospel as intended for a Greco-Roman audience.

Identify your selected theme: My theme in the book of luke is the theme of women and femininity. Give an outline of your selected theme: Luke’s feelings towards to women is such that his book is marked with a clear hint. He was concern for depressed women. The women in the book of luke are more acknowledged in his gospel due to being inspired.

The art of the Book of Kells is a complicated synthesis of Christian iconography, derived from the Mediterranean world, and the northern European predilection for brilliant colour and abstract pattern. In the religious scenes, abstract values dominate at the expense of naturalism, imbuing the images with a detached, visionary quality. The bulk of the painting, however, appears to be as much decorative as religious in content. The book has a broad palette of colors with purple, lilac, red, pink, green, as well as, yellow being the colors greatest frequently used in the writing. The lavish illumination of the program of the book is far better than any other enduring insular gospel book. There are ten persisting full page illuminations including two evangelist pictures, three pages with the four evangelist symbols, a carpet page, a minuscule of the Virgin Child, a minuscule of Christ enthroned, a minuscule of the Arrest of Jesus, and the Temptation of Christ. There are thirteen existing full pages of decorated text including pages for the first few words of each of the Gospels. 9 There are numerous pages where only some of the text is decorated. Notably, fols 29v–31r are incomplete, and others display illustartions

In the Bible, the four Gospels push different ideologies, views, lessons and different stories that center around the central figure of Jesus. The Gospel of Luke main themes center on Universalism, social justice, compassion for outcasts, the role of woman and the Holy Spirit.(Hauer and Young) These parables are able to connect to the context of when Luke was able bring these stories together in 85 CE. The Gospel was most likely written in Greek speaking area located in the Roman empire.(Coogan et al.) This time of stability allowed for the proliferation of Christianity and Gospels such as Luke. The passages that will be discussed will mainly focus on compassion for outcast seen in Luke 16:19–31 and warning against greed in Luke 12:13-34. Luke 13:6-9 focuses on a fig tree talks of the opportunities people and if they use them properly. Finally, the last parable is 7:11-17, which focuses on holy spirit and the possibilities for miracles and the importance of life. These parables in Luke are able to give a social justice commentary that can make a person feel compassionate for the poor and the reckoning they would receive in the afterlife if they didn’t follow Jesus’s teachings. As, well the story is able to push across a message that will everlasting importance to people. This has led to the Gospels of Luke becoming one of the main 4 Gospels and one of the most highly regarded of the Gospels. (Hauer and Young)