An Analysis Of The Spiritual Connotation Of The Images Of The Mother And Child In Western Christian Paintings

Christianity is the source of western civilization, but also has the important status in the western art history, the Christian themes of painting in art history or Christian research has important significance to research on western Christian civilization all previous dynasties scholars constantly, depicting the virgin and child image paintings, in all times in the evolution of the artistic style of the paper is different, and has abundant theoretical results are obtained. Can be seen from his works in each different styles that are popular in different periods, and can reflect the history, culture, religion, society deep meaning. From the theoretical sense:Christian art by sorting out and analyzing data, in view of the image of Jesus project study, expanded the research scope of Christian art, further enrich the theoretical basis of Christian art. In practice sense:the virgin and child image of the research is necessary, for through the analysis of the paintings of the virgin and child image and form characteristics of research, the painting art has the profound significance. During writing this article, read a lot of information about virgin and child theme of literature and academic works, and the virgin and child image recorded in the bible. Learn about western painting a major theme in the virgin and child image, this subject deeply attracted my interest, after a long time of data collection and investigation, the following content. Based on Christianity and the origin of the virgin and child teases, tells the story of the development history of Christianity, Christianity was the history of the development of social politics. Brief analysis of the virgin and child image and the origin of Christianity. The virgin and child the sacred special relationship, support the whole of the inner spirit of the Christian church, is a central part of Christian principles. In order to study the relationship between the mother and son with Christian, again through the analysis of the virgin and child in the bible text about the story of the bible, the analysis appears in the text of the virgin and child in the bible. Overview of the relationship of the virgin and child to history and image study briefly describes the history of the virgin and child image style evolution, demonstrate virgin and child image change characteristics, summarizes the virgin and child image as its composition form, analyze the several forms of picture composition is the development of the society at that time, is closely related with the special meaning of the bible covers. Pyramid composition form makes the picture has a strong stability, the sanctity of the virgin and child and outoftouch meaning expressed incisively and vividly, symmetry and balance is a solemn, stability, calm, calm, composition form, is also a kind of traditional mode of composition, reflects the solemn holy virgin and child. Vertical composition, basically the assumption of the link, the incident is "assumption" divine Gordon, use vertical composition to make it more with a powerful feeling. The composition form are around the bible spiritual meaning of the text about the virgin and child image itself. Combined with the virgin and child image of the biblical text, and the characteristics of the virgin and child image art form, of the virgin and child image reflects the profound connotation of humanity and divinity, makes the virgin and child image to the religion itself, locate in the bible, rather than just simple analysis of paintings. Conclusion obtained is the virgin and child in Christianity is a pair of special sacred relationship, is god sent to save mankind in the world. The son through the abdomen was born of the virgin Mary adults, suggests that acknowledges the son Jesus in the Christian doctrine of human nature. Is sent by god to come to this world, the holy spirit through the abdomen of virginity, shows its divine. The bible also has pointed out:"born adult, I will save all the nations," explanation of his father. The son is in the bible:"the father, son, and holy spirit,""the trinity". These a few elements are essential in Christian art, whichever period of the painting is inseparable from the performance of the virgin and child image "divine" and "human nature"."The divine" and "human nature" is the root of the virgin and child image reflected.