Christian art mediums
Christian art mediums differ somewhat between Christian denominations:
Catholic Art
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- Church architecture, fresco, paintings, stained glass, sculptures, (illuminated manuscript)|manuscript miniature]], wood carvings, plague columns , and many others.
Orthodox Art
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- Church Architecture, ICONS, frescoes, mosaics, manuscript miniature, wood carving, and stained glass. Sculptures have been forbidden in recent centuries, although small Byzantine examples are plentiful.
Protestant Art
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- Church Architecture, printmaking especially book illustrations, painting, and stained glass.
A Byzantine mosaic from Italy |
A stained glass panel from a Roman Catholic Cathedral |
An example of an Orthodox Christian icon of the Theotokos |
Miniature from an Orthodox Book of Gospels |
Medieval Byzantine ivory triptych |