Easter and the Resurrection of Jesus Christ in Art
The Reason for the Season Through the Eyes of the Masters
Growing up, I went to a Catholic Church and saw the different paintings, stained glass windows and icons in the church. I was always mesmerized by this beautiful art and the painstaking time that it took to create it.
While little, I learned all about Jesus Christ , his suffering and ultimate resurrection to save us from death.
This website commemorates my early recollection of Christian art which I think is beautiful all by itself. As a genre, there have been few subjects that come even close to the volume of art that has been created to tell the story of Jesus Christ.
Please take some time to peruse this site, take some quizzes and have a little fun. You might even learn something! If you would like to know more about Jesus, message me, I will be glad to tell you all that I know!
Early Christian Art and the Resurrection
Easter is my favorite Holiday. It is much more than bunny rabbits, colored eggs, Peeps or chocolate candy.
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is central to the Christian faith. Without the resurrection, Christ would've been like any other prophet who claimed that they were the way.
It was not explained in detail in the Gospels but has been depicted in art throughout the ages. Based on various different artistic interpretations, we can get a pretty good idea of how it actually occurred.
In the first few centuries after the crucifixion and resurrection, Christians were persecuted heavily. Any artwork related to these historical events had to remain hidden and most were "underground", literally, and kept in the catacombs of Rome.
In the next few centuries, these depictions increased and spread. Illustrations included paintings, stained glass, sculpture and other medium.
Please take some time to browse through the gallery below. I have chosen some of the most diverse and ornate depictions that still exist today
Resurrection From Passion of the Christ - Soundtrack to browse by
City of God Stained Glass Window - Thomas Freeth - St. George's Church - United Kingdom - Victorian Period, Ca. 1880
Passion of the Christ DVD - The only movie to watch on Easter
Mural of the Resurrection of Christ - 1463 - Artist Unknown
Greek Depiction of the Resurrection - 18th Century - Artist Unknown
Locations of Where Jesus was Crucified and Resurrected - Outside of the modern city of Jerusalem
Renaissance Painting of the Resurrection - Artist and Date Unknown
Resurrection of Jesus in Art - Video - Fantastic art!
Christ in Art - Fabulous publications of the life of Jesus Christ in art
Resurrection of Christ - Dirk Bouts - Ca. 1455
Painting of the Resurrection - Artist and Date Unknown
That's My King - Spoken by the late S.M. Lockridge
Tableau de la Résurrection - Artist and Date Unknown
Part of the reredos at St Mary's Church in Streatley-on-Thames, United Kingdom - Author and Date Unknown
Passion of the Christ Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The Resurrection by Michelangelo - Between 1520 and 1525
Resurrection by Louis Finson - Ca. between 1606 and 1617
The Resurrection Window - United Kingdom - Ca. 1585
Resurrection Stained Glass in St. Johns Ashfield Anglican Church - New South Wales, United Kingdom - 1934
Resurrection of Christ in the Art Museum of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia - Artist Unknown - Italian - Ca. 1400 to 1450
Resurrection of Christ - In the Louvre in Paris, France - Gerard Seghers - Ca. 1620
Resurrection of Christ, From a Relief on the Rear Facade of St. Sebaldus in Nuremberg, Germany. - Unknown Artist and Date
I Then Shall Live - One of the Most Beautiful Spiritual Songs of All Time - The Gaither Band
Resurrection by Wenzel Hollar - Unknown date but completed on 17th Century
Pleubian Calvary Resurrection - Author Unknown - Late 15th Century in Brittany, France
Resurrection Stained Glass - Artist and Date Unknown
Stained Glass from the Los Angeles Cathedral Mausoleum - Artist Unknown - Ca. Early 1920's
Resurrection of Christ by Michel Corneille - Church Saint Nicolas des Champs in Paris - Ca. 1640 to 1650
Christ's Resurrection Stained Glass by James Meechan - Saint Basil's church, Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Date Unknown
Jesus Christ, part of the Resurrection group. Marble, by Germain Pilon - Before 1572
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