Christian Art - Subjects

Subjects

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Subjects often seen in Christian art include the following. See Life of Christ and Life of the Virgin for fuller lists of narrative scenes included in cycles:

  • Adoration of the Magi
  • Adoration of the shepherds
  • Angels
  • Annunciation
  • Arrest of Jesus
  • Ascension of Jesus
  • Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art or Dormition of the Virgin
  • Baptism of Jesus
  • Christ in Majesty
  • Coronation of the Virgin
  • Crucifix
  • Descent from the Cross
  • Holy family
  • Madonna
  • Madonna and Child
  • Maestà
  • Nativity of Jesus
  • Noli me tangere
  • Pietà
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  • Stations of the Cross
  • The Last Judgment
  • The Last Supper
  • Tree of Jesse

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