1-Throughout chapter 8 the representations of Jesus—whether made in mosaic, panel painting, or sculpture—have changed to reflect different personalities or to emphasize certain symbolic premises. This is partially due to different cultures’ visualizations of a complex symbol and also to the growing legitimacy and power of the faith as a whole. Reflect on the representations of him in contemporary culture. How much has changed and what does it say about who we are now?
2- Nearly all of the Christian art you have studied is based upon story telling and thus rich in characters and figurative representation that fulfill a didactic function. While there are numerous examples of figurative Islamic art in the textbook, most present-day westerners consider “typical” Islamic art to be non-figurative and pattern-based. If art is considered a language and read as some kind of text, what does this allegedly “typical” Islamic art say?
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