scholarly journals The Bible and Art: Perspectives from Oceania, edited by Caroline Blyth and Nasili Vaka’uta

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 230
Author(s):  
Jonathan Homrighausen
Keyword(s):  
The Bible ◽  
Bible And Art

The Bible and Art

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Schwain
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
American Art ◽  
Communal Identity ◽  
The Bible ◽  
Moral Instruction ◽  
Visual Landscape ◽  
American Art History ◽  
The Aesthetic ◽  
Visual Cultures ◽  
Bible And Art

An artwork picturing biblical subject matter is never a straightforward depiction of a scriptural text. It is a visual translation of it, shaped by available models of interpretation, the aesthetic styles and visual cultures of the era, and the cultural contexts of its production, display, circulation, and reception. This chapter analyzes specific examples of American art to showcase the four primary functions performed by biblical subject matter throughout the nation’s history: to deliver moral instruction, engage sociopolitical concerns, assert communal identity, and render cultural criticism. The expansive and varied visual landscape that results testifies to the bible’s centrality in American art history.

Bound by the Bible

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Kessler
Keyword(s):  
The Bible
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