Iconography of Jesus

There are many different types of religions one could follow and many different standards/rituals religious groups could commit to. For example, a religion that is dualistic admits not only that the universe contains good and evil or light and darkness, but that these forces are at constant war and only at the end will good finally conquer evil. Christianity, the religion Robert Stevenson was born into rejects dualism and preaches a monistic origin to the universe from one, single spiritual being

! ! ! ! Jessica Cook,! Intro to History of Art 1 ! November 16, 2015! ! ! ! ! ! 1! The Book of Kells is one of the most beautiful and mysterious surviving medieval manuscripts, and it is prominent for its extreme decoration. It comprises of four Gospels in Latin created on vellum in a bold, as well as, professional version of the writing re- ferred to as the Insular majuscule that St. Jerome completed in 348 AD. 1 The manu- script is intermixed with readings from the from the earlier Old Latin translation

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

High unattainably high all Horst Wessels stand about Jesus!”(Welch, 1983, p. 75) A film that was produced in Germany, in 1933, by the Nazis also glorifies this hero. The film is called Hans Westmar: Einer Von Vielen (Hans Westmar: One of Many). The film was renamed because Goebbels believed the film was not

in fact, it was the first book to be blessed by a sitting pope (Keyser 36). However, neither the book nor the film portrays an accurate view of religion at the time. There are many discrepancies in the portrayal of Judaism, starting with its iconography. During his encounter with Sheik Ilderim presents Judah Ben-Hur with a Silver Star of David pendant. It is even called as much, and

This essay will discuss how women were represented in the portraiture during the Renaissance period. It will explain how the women’s body was pictured in portraiture as; marriage celebrant, husbands beloved, figures of fertility, mothers, display of wealth, paragons of virtues, husband’s passive representative, indication of fashion and more (Brown, 2003). Next, it will include analysis from the two female portraits of Leonardo de Vinci’s Ginerva de’ Benci and Sandro Botticelli’s Portrait of a

Churches and Cathedrals constructed during the Gothic era, are known to be extravagant works of architecture. One of the most identifiable characteristics of architecture of the Gothic era is the Rose Window. These circular stained glass windows began to rise in popularity for cathedrals in the beginning of the 13th century, and continued to strive during the Middle Ages. The construction of Rose Windows was a detailed process, and contained various techniques using mathematics and geometry. These

Sarah Chapman Professor Luscheck Honors 322 14 December 2014 Devotio Moderna and its Influence on the Ghent Altarpiece Devotio Moderna is marked by contradictions that render it almost impossible to adequately categorize it. John Van Engen states “historians have had trouble finding ways to fit [Devotio Moderna] in. Fifteenth-century histories tried to place them back in the millennium-old framework of medieval religious orders…sixteenth-century princes and prelates…found little place for [the

Comparing the Starts of Two Film Versions of Romeo and Juliet Romeo and Juliet is a timeless, classical love story written by the unmatched author, William Shakespeare. Many of Shakespeare’s works are considered literary classics, but none are more loved, well known than Romeo and Juliet. This play masterfully tells the love story of two teenagers in Verona, Italy. The title characters, Romeo and Juliet, are members of two feuding families. Romeo is a Montague

Women in European art in the late Middle Ages Nicholas Soares Southern States University  Abstract The women’s role in the Middle ages art is a fascinating and controversial topic for many reasons. Most of what happens remained in the darkness, due to the lack of sources and understanding of the women social, economic and religious position during that time. In this paper we are going to try to connect dots to trace a profile of the women impact in the arts during the Middle Age era. Keywords: