Iconography of Jesus

Painter Chris Ofili is well known in his highly decorative style to playfully explore the notion of black cultural identity. British born to Nigerian parents artist Chris Ofili often makes work highlighting political conversations. In 1998 he won the Turner Prize, the painting No Woman, No Cry was one of the works included in exhibition which won him the prize. It was made while he was living and working in London, a time period of Ofili’s practice, beginning in 1996, in which he shifted from making

The Renaissance in Italy included some of the greatest artists we have ever seen from Leonard Da Vinci, to Michelangelo, and Raphael. The Renaissance took place from the late 13th to 16th centuries. Firstly, during the renaissance liberal arts was brought back to light, which were on the brink of being extinct1. Secondly, what is also interesting about art during this time was that most of the art had Christian in its roots, for example, Botticelli’s The Allegory of Spring is said to have had a

celebrated Florentine painters to work in the chapel, that of which included Botticelli, Ghirlandaio, Cosimo, Rosselli, Signorell and Umbrian artists such as Perugino and Pinturicchio, who executed painting the Northern wall, which housed the Stories of Jesus, the Southern wall, which was decorated with the Stories of Moses, and the Eastern wall, which included the Resurrection of Christ and the Disputation over Moses’ Body (Vatican City State, n.d). It was not till 1508 when Pope Julius II della Rovere

We may think that that cult origin by the fact that was taken from relevant scholars, but the early development has remained consistently disputed. The Cult of Mithras began in the first century and it was invented by the Roman Empire. When we think about the first century AD, Christianity is almost very invisible during this time. The cult of Mithras’ development is mysterious. This religion is invented by the Italians. Mithras provides members with sense of salvation if they proceed through the

Question 1 Rome began in 31 BCE when Augustus Caesar became the first emperor of Rome, and the Roman empire was a significant and powerful western civilization with a complex political, religious, and social system by 117 CE (Mark, Roman Empire). From the parallel streets in cities of the Roman empire to the layout of the Roman forum to the living structures of the different classes, the Roman empire at this time was highly organized and methodical. And these are but a few examples of the power and

The Virgin of Guadalupe guides me through art and iconography on religious symbols into a love for a colonial nation. Not only a political symbol, she also a very meaningful symbol for people in the entire region, not just in Mexico. Stylistic The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe, whether one considers only

The maintenance and completion of the Baptistery of San Giovanni, one of the oldest and most significant buildings in Florence, was entrusted to the Arte del Calimala Guild. This wool merchants’ guild was the oldest of Florentine guilds and was extremely powerful and wealthy. This wealth and power was due in large part to the fact that Florence was the fabric capitol of Italy. The Baptistery was dedicated to Florence’s patron saint John the Baptist. Consequently, the first set of doors created

Workers protest, in defense of migrant farm worker’s rights, as the beginning of what is now known as the Chicano Art movement. Organizers for the protest communicated through graphic art forms, like newsletters, posters, and cartoons. Symbolism and iconography that

Ozment & The Lutheran Reformation By: Hanan M. Madbouly Long before Martin Luther was one of Germany’s most famous reformers, Lucas Cranach a painter from Franconia served sixteen years as a court painter in Wittenberg. Wittenberg turned out to be the center for the Renaissance; this small town would be where the Renaissance would emerge. As Luther references it, it became the birthplace of religious pluralism and independent beliefs

Social construction of child and childhood To start with an overview of social constructionism in very general terms leads to build understandings of child and childhood in a social world more explicitly. Notion of social construction is defined in diverse disciplines and instead of generating a description there are a number of thoughts. “It is sometimes called a movement, at other times a position, a theory, a theoretical orientation, an approach; psychologists remain unsure of its status (Stam