Product Description

Jesus was not depicted on the cross until the early 5th century. Since then this scene has been painted or carved in sharply differing ways. With the aid of over 30 full-page plates, The Passion in Art explores the historical contexts and theologies which led to such differing depictions. Because the first Christians saw the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus as different aspects of a unified victory over sin and death, scenes of the passion are juxtaposed with some of the resurrection, which again are highly varied in what they do and do not show. This is the first book to consider the passion as portrayed in the whole sweep of Christian history. Each picture is considered both from the point of view of its context and its theological standpoint.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #563875 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-16
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 154 pages

About the Author
Richard Harries has written more than 20 books, including The Nativity in Art and Art and the Beauty of God, which was selected by the late Anthony Burgess as a Book of the Year in The Observer. He was elected a Fellow of The Royal Society of Literature in 1996.

Customer Reviews

An exceptional survey!
'The Passion in Art' is an exceptionally well written book. The book brings together an outstanding range of pictures and a scholarly text that inspires deeper understanding of the range of christian art from early beginnings in the catacombs to many masterpieces of later periods.
This is a book I find myself returning to in order to grasp the twists and turns of an artistic and spiritual evolution in the manner of depiction of christian images of Christ's Passion and the many encouraging and imaginative pictures of Christ's Resurrection appearances.