JESUS Christ -- ArtThe Classical tradition influenced Christian practices of worship in a number of ways, not least of which was the way in which the dead were both represented and venerated. Images of the deceased provide the worshipper with the most tangible form of remembering and honoring ...
of the dome was the Christ, Jesus asPantocrator,Lord of All. In many of these pictures, Christ with three-rayed halo, gives a sign of blessing with his right hand, and in his left hand holds the Bible. Often Christ has long, thin fingers. The letters IC and XC (with bars above ...
Single images of the Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, or any saints are not considered portraits. They are called "devotional images." Many artists also choose to do a "self-portrait." It is a work of art depicting the artist created by their own hand. These are typically made from a referenc...
The picture comes from the Fayum oasis, a wealthy district on the left bank of the Nile about 65 miles south of Cairo. It was dug up from a graveyard there more than a century ago, and is one of about a thousand such images, dating from around the time of Christ until 300 AD or ...
Although we will not be fully released from the presence of sin until Jesus returns, we do not have to remain incarcerated by sin. Paul reassures believers that in fact we can have progressive deliverance from the power of sin to live out our new identity in Christ on earth. "Portraits ...
Christine has a sewing business in Wudu market in Kajo Keji. She used to be muslim but now she trusts in Jesus Christ. She is still grieving the death of her mother. Toban Francis is a butcher in Kajo Keji. He has used his Seed Effect loans to grow into several new business ventures...
Gouache illustration of lazy dog Birds on Tree Bob Venables A hen is shown in black and white Wood engraving art for Wainwright landscape Black and white illustration of architecture house Jesus Christ black and white illustration Simple Magazine Christmas cover ...
Renowned international bronze sculptor creates original and commission monumental public art, including historical monuments, war memorials, portrait bronzes, western ranch scenes, sculptures of faith, family, history, sports and Christian themes in monu
The essay responds to the feminist quest for a gender-inclusive Christology by arguing that feminist notions in Christian portraits of Jesus have not been utilised in feminist alternatives to traditional christology. The reality of the incarnation and Mary's role in it cannot be left out of ...