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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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"There's So Many Things That Have To Happen For Two People To Meet..."
Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 16.4 W x 11.2 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$480
Hero At Halloween Party At Cafe 1
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 0 D in
United States
$430
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Notre Dame Elevation of Elegance
Paintings, 12 W x 12 H x 1 D in
France
$390
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Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 15.9 W x 15.9 H x 2 D in
United Kingdom
$1,680
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Paintings, 10.2 W x 9.8 H x 0 D in
Spain
$940
Paintings, 12.6 W x 17.3 H x 0.1 D in
$667
Paintings, 10.2 W x 13 H x 0.1 D in
South Korea
$2,210
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Rose Window, Brattle Square Church, Boston, Massachusetts
Paintings, 16 W x 20 H x 0.2 D in
United States
$979
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Paintings, 19 W x 13 H x 1 D in
United Kingdom
$3,050
Paintings, 18 W x 14 H x 0.7 D in
United States
$930
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Paintings, 10.2 W x 13 H x 0.1 D in
South Korea
$2,210
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in
Belgium
$1,088
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One Knows Another Much More Through Art Than One Knows One Through Tangible Relationship
Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 8 W x 10 H x 0.2 D in
United States
$385
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Paintings, 11.8 W x 15 H x 1 D in
Switzerland
$1,660
Paintings, 19.7 W x 12.6 H x 0 D in
France
$1,630
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Beatas de mi corazón (Pious of my heart)
Paintings, 12.6 W x 17.3 H x 0.1 D in
$667
Paintings, 8.7 W x 8.7 H x 0.4 D in
Italy
$580
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Paintings, 10.2 W x 13 H x 0.1 D in
South Korea
$2,210
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 1 D in
United States
$980
Paintings, 16 W x 18 H x 2 D in
India
$7,070
Paintings, 10 W x 10 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$135
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Riding On Her Father's Bike In Crystal Lake
Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 13.8 W x 15.7 H x 0 D in
Argentina
$370
Paintings, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in
$1,310
Paintings, 11.8 W x 15 H x 1 D in
Switzerland
$1,660
Paintings, 14.6 W x 10.6 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$1,540
Paintings, 11.8 W x 15 H x 1 D in
Switzerland
$1,660
In Apartment, In Chicago, Looking Over Rock 'n' Roll McDonalds
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 16 W x 16 H x 1.5 D in
United States
$1,750
Archangel Gabriel To Mary Annunciation. Diptych
Paintings, 10.2 W x 6 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$370
No Ideas; Multiple Ideas; Thoughts About Thoughts
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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In Discussion, In Cafe: A Glimmer Of Hope, A Glimmer Of Satisfaction
Paintings, 17.8 W x 11.5 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 10 W x 14.7 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$580
Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Synthia Walking On Fire And Hearing Voices
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 0 D in
United States
$430
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"Under His Wings you will Find Refuge."
Paintings, 14.4 W x 10.4 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$300
Paintings, 9.1 W x 8.7 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$250
Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 9 W x 6 H x 1 D in
United States
$220
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