Chapter 1 - Creation Flashcards
Pictures allow __________ to Express Ideas that can be Hard to Convey in Words. They can Inspire People and Help them to understand their _______.
Artists…Faith…
A Common Theme Expressed in Christian Art is the ___________.
Creation.
Many Artists have taken Ideas from the ________ about Creation and tried to Convey their Ideas in ___________ rather than Words.
Bible…Pictures…
Who’s a Well-Known Religious Artist who Focused mainly on the Theme of Creation?
Michelangelo.
On the Ceiling of the ___________ Chapel in Rome, Michelangelo Painted Scenes from the Book of ___________.
Sistine…Genesis…
What is Michelangelo’s most Famous Painting based on Creation in the Sistine Chapel?
The Creation of Adam.
What is the Significance of the ‘Creation of Adam’ Painting?
It Focuses the Viewers’ Attention on how Dependent Humanity is to God, and it shows how Humanity is made in God’s Image.
In the ‘Creation of Adam’, Adam is shown as a __________ Man, Full of Strength and Potential. It Reflects what is Taught in ____________: ‘That God made Everything _______.’
Perfect…Genesis…Good…
In the ‘Creation of Adam’, Adam is shown as the Ideal Man, but not Fully _______. His Outstretched _____ is almost Touching the Finger of _____.
Alive…Arm…God…
In the ‘Creation of Adam’, the Painting Represents the Moment when God made Adam come to ______. Michelangelo is showing that Adam depends on ______ for His Life.
Life…God…
In the ‘Creation of Adam’, it shows that God is _____________ but Ancient. The White Hair and Beard Reflect _____ but the Body of God is still Muscular.
Powerful…Age…
In the ‘Creation of Adam’, the Hands of Adam and God are Reaching out to each other Reflecting the Longing for a Close ________________ between _____ and Man.
Relationship…God…
In the ‘Creation of Adam’, God is shown Carried through the ____ by a Group of _________, Reflecting His Transcendence.
Air…Angels…
One of the Main Messages of Michelangelo’s Paintings in the Sistine __________ is that God is the __________ of Everything.
Chapel…Creator…
Ways in Which Paintings don’t Reflect Catholic Beliefs?
- Genesis 2 states that God made Adam out of Dust.
- God and Adam are Depicted as nearly the Same Size, suggesting Man is Equal to God.
- Some People don’t like the Idea of an Eternal God being shown as an Old Man.
What are the Different Varies that Depictions of Religious Art can be in?
- Paintings.
- Mosaics.
- Stain-Glassed Windows.