What are great Christian works of art?

But if you want to admire Catholic religious art, the Museo del Prado is, in my opinion, the best, because I found the greatest collection of paintings and some of the most famous ones I am ... It is fascinating to see how the lives of Christ, the Virgin Mary, and the saints have inspired artists for centuries. read more

This includes painting and sculpture, mosaic making, iconography, tapestry and carpet weaving. From India, China and the Middle East to Russia and Europe, sacred traditions are embodied, expressed and preserved in religious art. The following is a list of 25 of the most impressive works of religious art following a historical timeline. read more

Many of these religious paintings are among the greatest works of Renaissance art as a whole. Wedding at Cana by Paolo Veronese The Wedding at Cana (or The Wedding Feast at Cana) by Paolo Veronese is an oil on canvas that was painted in 1563 for the Benedectine Monastery of San Giorgio Maggiore in Venice. read more

There was much controversy when these works were first seen since he portrayed Christ as a very flesh-and-blood human figure, clearly in great pain and suffering on the cross. Until then the portrayal of Christ in works of art had usually shown him as an angelic figure, very beatific and spiritual in countenance. read more