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Understanding Early Christian Art

Paperback • 2000 • English • 1. edition

Understanding Early Christian Art

By Robin Margaret Jensen

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About the book

Understanding Early Christian Art integrates the motifs and subjects of early Christian art with the symbols and themes of early Christian literature and liturgy. The book begins with an analysis of the non-narrative subjects of early Christian art, for example the Good Shepherd, the praying figure, and fish and birds. The book then explores the narrative images, portraits, and dogmatically orientated figures found in Roman catacomb painting, sarcophagus relief sculpture, and early mosaics, ivor...Show more

Paintings and painting
Human figures depicted in art
Religious and ceremonial art

Book details

ISBN

9780415204552

Publisher

Routledge

Published year

2000

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

Understanding Early Christian Art

Format

Paperback

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