Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art
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Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art is an illustrated study and exhibition catalogue by Neil MacGregor that explores how artists across history have depicted the figure of Christ and shaped Christian visual culture.
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| Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art Context triple: [Neil MacGregor, notableWork, Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art]
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The Allegory of Christian Salvation
The Allegory of Christian Salvation is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts key themes of Christian redemption and divine grace.
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B.
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity is an 1841 sermon by Unitarian minister Theodore Parker that controversially argued for distinguishing enduring moral and spiritual truths from historically conditioned doctrines and institutions within Christianity.
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C.
The Allegory of Christian Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist
The Allegory of Christian Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the three central Catholic sacraments of initiation.
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The Allegory of Christian Church Suffering
The Allegory of Christian Church Suffering is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the trials and persecution endured by the Christian Church.
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E.
The Church as sacrament of salvation
The Church as sacrament of salvation is a central Vatican II theological concept presenting the Church as a visible sign and effective instrument through which Christ’s saving grace is communicated to humanity.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art Target entity description: Seeing Salvation: Images of Christ in Art is an illustrated study and exhibition catalogue by Neil MacGregor that explores how artists across history have depicted the figure of Christ and shaped Christian visual culture.
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A.
The Allegory of Christian Salvation
The Allegory of Christian Salvation is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts key themes of Christian redemption and divine grace.
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B.
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity
A Discourse of the Transient and Permanent in Christianity is an 1841 sermon by Unitarian minister Theodore Parker that controversially argued for distinguishing enduring moral and spiritual truths from historically conditioned doctrines and institutions within Christianity.
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C.
The Allegory of Christian Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist
The Allegory of Christian Baptism, Confirmation, and Eucharist is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the three central Catholic sacraments of initiation.
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D.
The Allegory of Christian Church Suffering
The Allegory of Christian Church Suffering is a religious Baroque painting by Dutch artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the trials and persecution endured by the Christian Church.
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E.
The Church as sacrament of salvation
The Church as sacrament of salvation is a central Vatican II theological concept presenting the Church as a visible sign and effective instrument through which Christ’s saving grace is communicated to humanity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
art exhibition catalogue
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illustrated study ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| associatedExhibition | Seeing Salvation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedInstitution | National Gallery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Neil MacGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| examines |
cultural impact of Christian images
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historical development of images of Christ ⓘ theological meanings of Christ imagery ⓘ |
| explores |
devotional use of images of Christ
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how images shape Christian belief ⓘ interaction between text and image in Christianity ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Western Christian art
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visual representations of Christ ⓘ |
| format | illustrated book ⓘ |
| genre |
art history
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religious studies ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780563551489 ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPart |
catalogue of works shown in the exhibition
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essays on Christ in art ⓘ |
| illustrationType | color reproductions of artworks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Christian iconography
NERFINISHED
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Jesus Christ in art ⓘ religious art ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher |
BBC Books
NERFINISHED
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National Gallery Publications NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | BBC television series Seeing Salvation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
general readers
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students of art history ⓘ students of theology ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Renaissance art
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early Christian art ⓘ medieval Christian art ⓘ modern Christian art ⓘ |
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