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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, 8.3 W x 11.4 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$460
Paintings, 144 W x 72 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,000
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Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Virgin Mary Our Lady of the Good Way.
Paintings, 12.4 W x 9.5 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$480
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 18 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$425
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Paintings, 35.4 W x 27.6 H x 0.8 D in
Italy
$2,410
Prints from $40
You Are of More Value than many Sparrows
Paintings, 6.6 W x 13 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$320
good news for the shepherds by the angels - Christmas
Paintings, 20.9 W x 30.7 H x 0 D in
Netherlands
$460
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Paintings, 16 W x 20 H x 1 D in
United States
$375
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Paintings, 30 W x 40 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$1,670
"Let the Children Come to Me."
Paintings, 9.5 W x 12.4 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$430
Paintings, 11.8 W x 15.7 H x 0.4 D in
Netherlands
$320
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Paintings, 37.9 W x 30 H x 1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$25,000
Jacob wrestling the angel-rematch
Paintings, 72 W x 48 H x 1.5 D in
United States
$10,600
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Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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"I Can Keep A Secret If You Can"
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 23.5 W x 17.6 H x 0.7 D in
United Arab Emirates
$1,050
"It was then that I carried you."
Paintings, 10.4 W x 14.3 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$400
Paintings, 18 W x 24 H x 1 D in
United States
$555
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Paintings, 12.6 W x 5.8 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$250
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 0 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 27.6 W x 39.4 H x 0.4 D in
Italy
$3,560
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Paintings, 144 W x 72 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,000
Prints from $51
Angels Rejoiced over Bethlehem
Paintings, 15.9 W x 14.2 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$440
Paintings, 23.6 W x 35.4 H x 0.7 D in
United Arab Emirates
$1,640
Murderous Oldman Picasso Montana
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 0 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 16.5 W x 11.7 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$2,460
Paintings, 25.6 W x 31.9 H x 0.6 D in
Spain
$4,070
Feature Inc. 131 Allen St. NY NY 10002
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
Prints from $42
Synthia And Hero Laying In Bed
Paintings, 14 W x 17 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 12.5 W x 5.8 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$300
Paintings, 11.7 W x 15.6 H x 0 D in
Indonesia
$480
Then your light will break forth like the dawn
Paintings, 7.3 W x 5.2 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$310
I Love New York Because Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles And The Batman Animated Show
Paintings, 17 W x 14 H x 1 D in
United States
$430
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Paintings, 35.4 W x 48 H x 0.4 D in
Netherlands
$860
Prints from $95
Journal Painting #13 (Death In Venice)
Paintings, 144 W x 72 H x 0.1 D in
United States
$3,000
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Paintings, 10.5 W x 14.4 H x 0.1 D in
United Arab Emirates
$450
Paintings, 12 W x 18 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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Jezus: Kissed by Judas Math 26,49
Paintings, 14.2 W x 18.9 H x 0 D in
Netherlands
$430
Paintings, 12 W x 9 H x 0 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 9 W x 12 H x 1 D in
United States
$325
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Paintings, 31.5 W x 23.6 H x 0.8 D in
France
$1,630
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Paintings, 5 W x 7 H x 1 D in
United States
$140
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Paintings, 12 W x 8 H x 0 D in
United States
$325
Prints from $40