Christian iconography
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Christian iconography is the visual tradition of symbols, images, and artistic representations that express and teach the beliefs, stories, and theology of Christianity.
Aliases (3)
Statements (80)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian art tradition
→
religious iconography → visual language → |
| centralFigure |
Jesus Christ
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| centralTheme |
Incarnation of Christ
→
Last Judgment → Passion of Christ → Resurrection of Christ → Trinity → Virgin Mary → biblical narratives → sacraments → saints → |
| codifiedIn |
biblical commentaries
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hagiographic legends → iconographic manuals → liturgical texts → |
| developedFrom |
Jewish iconographic traditions
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| earlyDevelopment |
catacomb paintings
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house-church decorations → sarcophagus reliefs → |
| hasPurpose |
commemoration of saints
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didactic instruction of the illiterate → evangelization → liturgical devotion → personal devotion → teaching Christian doctrine → visual exegesis of Scripture → |
| hasSubtradition |
Byzantine icon painting
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Coptic iconography → Ethiopian Christian iconography → Latin American colonial religious art → Orthodox iconography → Protestant biblical illustration → Roman Catholic devotional images → |
| influencedBy |
Baroque art
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Byzantine art → Gothic art → Greco-Roman art → Renaissance art → Romanesque art → local folk traditions → |
| religion |
Christianity
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| studiedIn |
art history
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iconology → religious studies → theology → |
| timePeriod |
Late Antiquity to present
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| usedIn |
altarpieces
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church architecture → devotional prints → icons → liturgical vestments → processional banners → religious education materials → |
| usesMedium |
fresco
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manuscript illumination → metalwork → mosaic → painting → sculpture → stained glass → textile art → |
| usesSymbol |
Bible
→
alpha and omega → anchor → bread and wine → chi-rho → cross → crown of thorns → crucifix → dove → halo → ichthys → keys of Peter → lamb → lilies → palm branches → sacred heart → seven gifts of the Holy Spirit as flames → |
Referenced by (10)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Good Shepherd
→
Lamb of God → |
usedIn |
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Christian cross
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appearsIn |
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Latin Rite
("Western Christian art")
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hasCulturalHeritage |
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Parable of the Prodigal Son
("Christian art")
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hasInfluenceOn |
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Christian iconography
("Orthodox iconography")
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hasSubtradition |
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Christian saints
→
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influenced |
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Bread of Life
→
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influences |
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Perpetual Virginity of Mary
("Western Christian art")
→
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isExpressedIn |
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Holy Family
→
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representedIn |