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Religious images in Christian theology have a role within the liturgical and devotional life of adherents of certain Christian denominations. The use of religious images has often been a contentious issue in Christian history. Concern over idolatry is the driving force behind the various traditions of aniconism in Christianity.
Made and painted by Lucas Cranach the Elder, the painting depicts Jesus Christ with children, based on the New Testament verse "Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God" (Mark 10:14); a popular subject of Protestant iconography in line with the Lutheran teachings of Sola gratia and Sola Fide; salvation by grace through faith, a theme ...
Saint Christopher Carrying the Christ Child; Saint Didacus of Alcalá Presenting Juan de Herrera's Son to Christ; Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata (Giotto) Saint Francis with the Blood of Christ; Saint Joseph with the Christ Child; Saint Julian the Hospitaller with Christ the Redeemer; Saints Dominic and Francis Saving the World from Christ ...
These images, usually small and intended for personal devotion, show Mary kneeling in adoration of the Christ Child. Many such images were produced in glazed terracotta as well as paint. Examples include, Madonna Adoring the Sleeping Christ Child and Madonna Adoring the Child with Five Angels (Botticelli).
[citation needed] General terms associated with religious images include cult image, a term for images, especially in sculpture which are or have been claimed to be the object of religious worship in their own right, [citation needed] and icon strictly a term for Eastern Orthodox religious images, [citation needed] but often used more widely ...
Even though Jewish people do not recognize Christ as their Savior, Christianity believes that the Israelites prophesied the coming of Christ all throughout the Old Testament. This paradox remained unresolved during the Middle Ages, during which the relation between Judaism and Christianity was a very ambivalent one.
Holy Infant of Atocha, Santo Niño de Atocha, Holy Child of Atocha, Saint Child of Atocha, or Wise Child of Atocha is a Roman Catholic image of the Christ Child popular among the Hispanic cultures of Spain, Latin America and the southwestern United States. It is distinctly characterized by a basket of bread he carries, along with a staff, and a ...
Adoration of the Christ Child is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Correggio, dating from around 1526 and housed in the Uffizi Gallery of Florence, Italy. History [ edit ]