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The Virgin and Child with St. Anne
The Virgin and Child with St Anne is an oil painting by Leonardo da Vinci depicting St. Anne, her daughter the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus. Christ is shown grappling with a sacrificial lamb symbolising his Passion whilst the Virgin tries to restrain him. The painting was commissioned as the...
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History painting
History painting, as formulated in 1667 by André Félibien, a historiographer, architect and theoretician of French classicism, was in the hierarchy of genres considered to be the grand genre.
History painting is the painting of scenes with narrative...
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- David,
- Oath of the Tennis Court,
- The Last Judgement,
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- Oath of the Tennis Court,
Christian art
Christian art is art produced in an attempt to illustrate, supplement and portray in tangible form the principles of Christianity. Most Christian groups use or have used art to some extent, although some have had strong objections to some forms of...
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- Annunciation,
- The Last Supper,
- Pietà,
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- The Last Supper,
