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Baroque Trinity, Hendrick van Balen, 1620, (Sint-Jacobskerk, Antwerp) Holy Trinity, fresco by Luca Rossetti da Orta, 1738–39 (St. Gaudenzio Church at Ivrea). The Trinity is most commonly seen in Christian art with the Holy Spirit represented by a dove, as specified in the gospel accounts of the baptism of Christ; he is nearly always shown with wings outspread.
Elevation of the Host, with vision of St John of Matha, painting by Juan Carreño de Miranda, 1666. In Eastern and Western Christian liturgical practice, the elevation is a ritual raising of the consecrated Sacred Body and Blood of Christ during the celebration of the Eucharist.
The Feast of Corpus Christi (Ecclesiastical Latin: Dies Sanctissimi Corporis et Sanguinis Domini Iesu Christi, lit. 'Day of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Jesus Christ the Lord'), also known as the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, [2] is a liturgical solemnity celebrating the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist; the feast is observed by the Latin Church, in addition ...
Philadelphia Museum of Art: Virgin and Child with the Infant St. John the Baptist: 1490–1500: Tempera on panel: diameter 74 cm: São Paulo Museum of Art: Holy Trinity: 1491–1493: Tempera on panel: 215 × 192 cm: London, Courtauld Institute of Art: Virgin and Child with St. John the Baptist: 1491–1493: Tempera on panel: 47.65 × 38.1 cm ...
The second scene shows the institution of the Eucharist, which may be shown as either the moment of the consecration of the bread and wine, with all still seated, or their distribution in the first Holy Communion, technically known in art history as the Communion of the Apostles (though in depictions set at the table the distinction is often ...
The use of gold can be noted throughout the painting, its holy appeal is used as a halo around Jesus, on the robes and crown of the pope, and on the chalice upon the altar. [5] It is believed that this leaves reference to the divine connection between God and the papacy, as well as to the divine transformation that takes place in the chalice ...
One of the most spectacular works of art created by Raphael was the Disputation of the Holy Sacrament. The work is a fresco of church figures debating Transubstantiation. The work is located in Vatican City. [4] [5] Damaskinos saw the work and created his own version of the masterpiece. He created a Tribute to the Eucharist.
In art the Instruments either surrounded an image of Christ in andachtsbilder subjects such as the Man of Sorrows, or might appear by themselves - often the image of Christ's face on the Veil of Veronica was the focal point of the image. In both cases the purpose of the representations was to symbolize the sufferings of Christ during his Passion.