Plants_in_Christian_iconography

Plants in Christian iconography

Plants in Christian iconography

Plants in Christian art

In Christian iconography plants appear mainly as attributes on the pictures of Christ or the Virgin Mary. Christological plants are among others the vine, the columbine, the carnation and the flowering cross, which grows out of an acanthus plant surrounded by tendrils. Mariological symbols include the rose, lily, olive, cedar, cypress and palm. Plants also appear as attributes of saints, especially virgins and martyrs.

Illumination of a unicorn (a symbol of the incarnation of Christ, of innocence and purity) falling asleep on the lap of a virgin. The border shows plants which symbolise the virtues of the Virgin Mary, such woodland strawberries, roses and violets; Mary's robe is blue, a traditional colour attribution.

Background

In Christian art, plants and flowers show up chiefly as traits on the photos of Christ or the Virgin Mary. Plants additionally show up as characteristics of holy people, particularly virgins and saints.[1]

Plants in Christian iconography

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References

  1. [1]
    Gast, Walter E. (2000). "Symbols in Christian Art and Architecture".
  2. [2]
    Numbers 17:1–8
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    Kostka, Arun Oswin. "Flowers in Christian Symbolism".
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    Shorter Oxford English dictionary, 6th ed. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. 2007. p. 3804. ISBN 978-0199206872.
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    "Signs and Symbols". catholictradition.org. Retrieved January 22, 2019.
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    Cucciniello, Lisa (2008). "Rose to Rosary: The Flower of Venus in Catholicism". Rose Lore: Essays in Semiotics and Cultural History. Lexington Books. pp. 64–65.
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