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Other famous religious paintings include“Maesta” (1280-85) by Cimabue, an artist renowned for being one of the first to break from the two-dimensional Byzantine style; “Lamentation (the Mourning of Christ)” (1305) by Giotto; Fra Angelico’s “Annunciation” (1437-46); “Adoration of the Magi” (1481) and “The Last Supper” (1495-98) by Leonardo da Vinci.
Several ancient civilizations in the mid and far east that practiced some form of ancestor worship employed artists to produce religious paintings to venerate their deceased antecedents. These ancestor spirits were believed to possess god-like powers to help or harm their descendents. 2000-year old cave paintings of Hindu deities still grace the walls of the Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India, while the art of Buddhist painting proliferated in China between 317-1279 CE.
As Islamic doctrine bans the creation of figurative artwork within a religious context, both early and contemporary Islamic religious paintings feature abstract designs of symbolic religious significance and calligraphy of Quranic verses.
The oldest-known Christian paintings date to 70 CE (a time when Christian artwork was relatively rare) and were found in the ruins of Megiddo in Northern Israel. Eventually, the 4th century conversion of Roman Emperor Constantine I to Christianity would cause Christian themes to dominate western painting for the next millennia.
Christian iconography panel paintings of the Byzantine tradition were created using the encaustic painting technique (i.e. pigment with a wax binder). Artists were required to paint high-fidelity reproductions of church-sanctioned prototype images of divinities, leaving very little room for creative license.
Today, although religious paintings are still used in religious ceremonies and rituals, many contemporary painters choose to incorporate various religious elements into works both figurative and abstract, for purely aesthetic or non-ritualized inspirational purposes. For example, a religious painting of Jesus may serve as a decorative reminder of Judeo-Christian values rather than as an icon used in ceremonial worship. Furthermore, artists may create works depicting religious symbols, deities, scenes from sacred texts, etc. to communicate messages both religious and non.
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Paintings, 31.5 W x 38 H x 2.5 D in
United States
$2,210
Paintings, 40.2 W x 59.1 H x 0.4 D in
Italy
$2,210
Paintings, 18 W x 14 H x 0.7 D in
United States
$930
Prints from $40
Paintings, 19 W x 13 H x 1 D in
United Kingdom
$3,050
Paintings, 12.6 W x 17.3 H x 0.1 D in
$667
The resurrection of Jesus /Anastasis
Paintings, 20 W x 24 H x 1 D in
United States
$1,600
Paintings, 51.2 W x 27.6 H x 1.6 D in
Brazil
$2,950
Prints from $40
Arabic Calligraphy , Islamic Art
Paintings, 39 W x 59 H x 1 D in
$555
Paintings, 19.7 W x 27.6 H x 2 D in
France
$5,450
Prints from $60
Notre Dame Elevation of Elegance
Paintings, 12 W x 12 H x 1 D in
France
$390
Prints from $40
Paintings, 39.4 W x 47.2 H x 1.6 D in
Portugal
$7,420
Paintings, 31.5 W x 47.2 H x 0.4 D in
Egypt
$1,095
Paintings, 16.4 W x 11.2 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$530
Paintings, 30 W x 40 H x 1.5 D in
United States
$12,750
Prints from $100
Paintings, 78.7 W x 78.7 H x 0.1 D in
Switzerland
$3,390
Paintings, 50 W x 75 H x 0.2 D in
United Kingdom
$1,140
Prints from $40
Paintings, 24 W x 18 H x 1 D in
United Kingdom
$8,400
Prints from $109
Paintings, 45.7 W x 35 H x 1.6 D in
Spain
$2,770
Prints from $141
Paintings, 40 W x 50 H x 0.5 D in
United States
$3,710
Paintings, 12 W x 24 H x 0.4 D in
India
$460
Paintings, 8 W x 10 H x 0.2 D in
United States
$385
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Paintings, 43.5 W x 30.5 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$1,850
Prints from $50
Paintings, 40 W x 30 H x 1 D in
United States
$8,300
Paintings, 18 W x 24 H x 1 D in
United States
$555
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Paintings, 19.7 W x 25.6 H x 0.8 D in
Spain
$990
Prints from $100
Paintings, 10.2 W x 13 H x 0.1 D in
South Korea
$2,210
Paintings, 10.5 W x 14.4 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$580
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
Prints from $40
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Hero, "Absolutely, Sweet Marie"
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
Prints from $40
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
Prints from $40
Paintings, 26.4 W x 14.6 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$350
Paintings, 144 W x 72 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,000
Prints from $50
Paintings, 8.3 W x 12.3 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$370
Journal Painting #9 (To Be Seen Is Death)
Paintings, 144 W x 72 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,000
Prints from $50
Paintings, 13.4 W x 15.6 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$500
Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$450
Prints from $40
Paintings, 7.6 W x 8.5 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$460
Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
Prints from $40
JESUS From Bethlehem to Calvary
Paintings, 10.5 W x 14.3 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$400
Paintings, 40 W x 32 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$950
Prints from $40
"Be exalted oh God, above the heavens."
Paintings, 10.8 W x 7.5 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$300
Paintings, 71 W x 36 H x 1 D in
United States
$1,360
Prints from $40
JESUS Born to Bring Joy to the world!
Paintings, 14.6 W x 11.1 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$270
Paintings, 35.4 W x 48 H x 0.4 D in
Netherlands
$860
Prints from $95
Paintings, 19.3 W x 25.6 H x 0.1 D in
United Kingdom
$740
Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
Prints from $40
You Can Trick Yourself Into What You Want
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
Prints from $40
Paintings, 16.5 W x 11.7 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$580