Christian Iconography — Christian Iconography † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Iconography The science of the description, history, and interpretation of the traditional representations of God, the saints and other sacred subjects in art. Almost from the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Iconography — I co*nog ra*phy, n. [Gr. ? a sketch or description; e ikw n an image + ? of describe: cf. F. iconographie.] 1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Iconography — This article is principally concerned with iconography in art history; for religious painting in Eastern Christianity, see Icon. Holbein s The Ambassadors is a complex work whose iconography remains the subject of debate Iconography i … Wikipedia
Christian art — Supper at Emmaus, 1601, by Caravaggio. Oil on canvas, 139 x 195 cm. National Gallery, London. Christian art is sacred art produced in an attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the principles of Christianity, though other… … Wikipedia
iconography — iconograph /uy kon euh graf , grahf /, n. iconographer, n. /uy keuh nog reuh fee/, n., pl. iconographies. 1. symbolic representation, esp. the conventional meanings attached to an image or images. 2. subject matter in the visual arts, esp. with… … Universalium
Christian cross — A reliquary in the form of an ornate Christian Cross The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ, is the best known religious symbol of Christianity.[1] … Wikipedia
Christian angelic hierarchy — The Assumption of the Virgin by Francesco Botticini at the National Gallery London, shows three hierarchies and nine orders of angels, each with different characteristics … Wikipedia
ICONOGRAPHY — ICONOGRAPHY, art of pictorial representation, specifically, that branch of the history of art which concerns itself with subject matter rather than form. Before c. 1600 Jewish art and iconography may be said to have come into being with the birth … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Christian views on Hell — vary, but in general traditionally agree that hell is a place or a state in which the souls of the unsaved suffer the consequences of sin. Different Hebrew and Greek words are translated as hell in most English language Bibles. They include:… … Wikipedia
