Una Cola Especial

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Angels in Art, High Cross, Madonna, Christian Art, Art in Roman Catholicism, Byzantine Art, God the Father in Western Art, the Reformation and Art, Ecstasy of Saint Theresa, Evangelist Portrait, Cult Image, Early Christian Art and Architecture, Treasure of Guarrazar, Celtic Cross, Maestà, Macchina Di Santa Rosa, Opus Anglicanum, Doom, Maestà, Holy Card, Aniconism in Christianity, the Art of Eternity, Early Christian Sarcophagi, Retable, Lalibela Cross, Christian Art Media, Altarpiece, Biertan Donarium, Preaching Cross. Excerpt: An altarpiece is a picture or relief representing a religious subject and suspended in a frame behind the altar of a church. The altarpiece is often made up of two or more separate panels created using a technique known as panel painting . It is then called a diptych , triptych or polyptych for two, three, and multiple panels respectively. Groups of statuary can be placed on the altar. Sometimes the altarpiece is set on the altar itself.If the altar stands free in the choir , both sides of the altarpiece can be covered with painting. The screen , retable or reredos are commonly decorated.Originally, the altarpiece was placed in front of the altar, with the priest standing behind it facing the congregation. In the 13th century, the altarpiece moved behind the altar, with the sacrament placed in front of it and the priest standing with his back to the congregation. This movement to behind the altar allowed the altarpiece to expand to larger proportions, such as how they were during the Renaissance.Famous examples include,Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Angels have appeared in works of art for millennia. Angel-shaped beings appear in ancient Mesopotamian and Greek art and were probably the inspiration for the popular Chris...