Category:Jesus of Nazareth--art (subject)

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List of artworks on Jesus of Nazareth (in chronological order)

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In the absence of any contemporary description of his appearance, each generation has re-imagined Jesus according to their own taste and ideals, not according to "historical" criteria.

Jesus, like a pagan god

Jesus the Emperor

After Christianity became the State religion of the Roman Empire, Christians began portraying Jesus as a Roman ruler, standing victorious or sitting on the throne of judgment. Jesus carries the cross as a sword and no reference is made to his suffering and death.

Byzantine Art (Jesus the Monk; Madonna and Child)

The two halves of Jesus's face are asymmetrical, to emphasize the double nature of the Son (human and divine).

Islamic Art

The suffering Jesus

The classical Jesus

Last Supper (1498 Leonardo), art

The Counter-Reformation (Jesus among the Rich and the Powerful)

Wedding at Cana (1775 Gandolfi), art

Christ at the House of Simon the Pharisee (1737 Subleyras), art

A more realistic approach

Caravaggio (Italy) -- Murillo (Spain) -- Rembrandt (Netherlands)

The oriental Jesus

Anno Domini (1883 Long), art

But Mary Kept All These Things and Pondered Them in Her Heart (1888 Havers), art -- Jesus Found in the Temple (1894 Tissot), art

Christ in the House of His Parents (1850 Millais), art

The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple (1860 Hunt), art

On the Genisaret (Tiberias) Lake (1886 Polenov), art

The First Meeting of Christ and Mary Madgalene (1873 Siemiradzki), art

Flevit super illam (Lament over Jerusalem / 1892 Simonet), art

Jesus, our contemporary

The Family (1886 Batten), art --

The Mealtime Prayer; or, Grace before the Meal (1885 Uhde), art

Let the Little Children Come to Me (1883 Uhde), art

Mary Magdalene in the House of Simon the Pharisee (1891 Béraud), art

Sermon on the Mountain (1896 Ferenczy), art

Last Supper (1886 Uhde), art

Some contemporary trends

Sacrament of the Last Supper (1955 Dalí), art

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