Christianity and the Visual Arts

A survey of a broad spectrum of Christian Art from the late second to early sixth centuries.

This focuses particularly on the church's influence on visual art and culture from the 4th to 14th century.

An excellent survey of Byzantine-era artifacts and artwork from the many public and private British collections.

A survey of portrayals of God and Christ in early Christianity.

Tremendous survey of Renaissance artwork across all of Europe.

A survey of art in Renaissance Italy. Also provides a more in-depth analysis of the evolution of art at this time, and why it is considered a "Renaissance," or "rebirth."

Though outdated, this annotated bibliography has a tremendous number of sources, all categorized in specific sections.

A collection of essays on the schism between Catholic image-making and Protestant image-making .

A useful framework for interpreting modern art from a Christian lens.

Williams discusses the history between Christianity (particularly Episcopal) and wealth, and how this developed a European-style patronage system in American religious culture. EBOOK also available.

A survey of religious art in the 21st century. Covers a range of religious traditions.

A collection of essays on prominent African American artists and their engagement with Christian themes. Contains a chapter on Allan Rohan Crite (see Art at VTS section).

An examination of how popular religious imagery becomes invested with deep personal meaning.