When looking at medieval art, it is important to recognize that the objects in ... and, through these saints, to Jesus Christ himself. Essentially, relics were literal manifestations of the Christian ...

The representation of Jesus in art has shifted ... rendition of Jesus Christ causes some skeptics to see the recreation as ...

In the Middle Ages, as today, visual art offered an avenue to explore, affirm, and sometimes challenge social roles and relationships. Medieval people defined ... against the ideal heavenly role ...

Eventually, the Stations of the Cross became an important catechetical tool, and the popularity of this devotion inspired some of the greatest examples of medieval Christian art. Some scholars ...