As defined in Wikipedia, religious art is a visual representation of religious ideologies and their relationship with humans. Sacred art directly relates to religious art since its purpose is for worship and participation in religious rituals and practices. Christian sacred art is specifically created to illustrate and portray in tangible form the principles of Christianity and to provide imagery of different Christian beliefs in the world. Most Christian art is crafted around familiar themes for the intended audience of devotees and includes images of Jesus and narrative scenes from his life, Old Testament scenes, images of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, and images of saints and are mostly associated with Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox traditions. To reach the masses of uneducated followers, a complex but easily recognizable iconographic system of attributes and symbols were developed to identify specific scenes and personages. The VA Christian-Collection includes art and sculpture as well as religious jewelry, including Ethiopian Crosses reflecting the unique tradition and iconography of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church.
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This rare trio of carved Apostles emanate a sense power and feeling that conveyd the emotion and spiritual character of the figures and what they represent. Each mounted on 2-tiered wood base.
Large and heavy vintage one-of-a-kind lost wax Axum cross with a never-ending knot and flared arms with modified rectangles representing the Ark of the Covenant.
Elegant, large and heavy Latin Cross pendant with a raised rounded cross in the center and soft patina.
Antique rare early coin silver Cross Pattée with flaring arms topped by an stylized Egyptian ankh. Heavy and large, softened by its smooth surface and simple elegance.
Large heavy pendant Cross Pattée is topped with a modification of the Egyptian round ankh. Simple elegance. surmounted on softened by smooth surface and
Rare magnificent carving of Joseph with the Christ child is a blend of Portuguese and European with indigenous South Indian traditions. Joseph is light-skinned, blue-eyed, with western features without a halos, modest and very human with a straightforward spiritual presence.
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