Mar 30, 2016 · Here are three different approaches he’s taken to depict that notoriously difficult-to-depict subject: the Resurrection of Christ. Jesus as the Greater Jonah. This is an example of an image that rewards deep looking, being so chock-full of symbols.

Dec 28, 2024 · Indian artists have reimagined Jesus Christ through centuries of cultural fusion, from Mughal court to modern artists.

Norval Morrisseau’s Indigenous version of a haloed Christ captures the complexity of his experience as a residential school survivor, artist, and spiritual thinker.

Jan 3, 2025 · True Christian humanists, the Jesuits, introduced the Mughal court to a wide range of Renaissance art and culture through their early missions in Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, and Lahore, and learnt from Mughal India's own renaissance in creativity, experimentation, and tolerance beginning in the 1580s.

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May 6, 2013 · While Jesus is depicted at suffering in a majority of Christian art, it is almost exactly the opposite in Indian art. Jesus is seen as peaceful and growing in Indian art. One Hindu piece of art that stood out to me was the Resurrection by Dr. P. Solomon Raj.

Aug 25, 2011 · He was an Indian artist, expressing the Christian story and its meaning within a framework of an Indian setting, with an Indian imagination, and starting from the painting styles and techniques of his indigenous culture, particularly the Lucknow watercolour school technique and the Bengal Renaissance style.

Apr 23, 2023 · The late Indian Lutheran pastor, artist, and theologian Solomon Raj, from Andhra Pradesh, used the word, with nuance, to refer to the incarnation of Christ. In this batik—a type of dyed cloth artwork made using a wax-resist method—Raj shows Jesus diving through the ether, surrounded by angels.

May 24, 2014 · His works include of paintings of the Madonna and Child, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and contextless Jesus portraits, among many works illustrating Hindu mythology.

Sep 7, 2014 · Below are some beautiful examples of Christian artwork by Indian artist Brojoe Joseph (perhaps his student work). You can find more of his paintings at his blog, Indian Christian Art, which features an Introduction section where he briefly explains inculturation, as well as Christianity in India and various styles of Indian painting.