What is Christian art?
[[File:Caravaggio.emmaus.750pix.jpg|thumb|250px|''Supper at [[Emmaus]]'', 1601, by [[Caravaggio]]. Oil on canvas, 139 x 195 cm. [[National Gallery, London]].]] '''Christian art''' is an [[art]] form related to [[Christianity]]. There are a lot different [[definition]]s of it. Christian art is mainly defined by pieces that try to show or express the [[idea]]s of Christianity. Most [[Christian denomination]]s or groups either use or have used art to some extent. Other groups, however, have do not like the idea of religious images, and there have been major periods of [[iconoclasm]] within Christianity. Images of [[Jesus]] and events from the Life of Christ are the most common subjects, and scenes from the [[Old Testament]] play a part in the art of most Christian groups. Images of the [[Virgin Mary]] and [[saint]]s are less common in [[Protestant]] art than in [[Roman Catholic]] and [[icon|Eastern Orthodox]] art. ==Related pages== *[[Nativity scene]] {{Christianityfooter}} [[Category:Christian art| ]] {{religion-stub}}