# Christian Themes in Art

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: The Rt Revd Lord Harries
- Year: 2010
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Religion, Literature and writing, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/christian-themes-art)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The earliest surviving Christian art is in the catacombs in Rome. This lecture will look at how this developed, survived two centuries of iconoclasm and established itself with a distinctive rationale. This is a part of the 2010/2011 series of Divinity lectures by Lord Harries.

## Lectures

1. [Christian Themes in Art: The First Christian Art and its Early Developments](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-themes-art/b81d112f4f16) (YouTube)
2. [Christian Themes in Art: Jesus in Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-themes-art/075c27ae22a9) (YouTube)
3. [Christian Themes in Art: The Nativity in Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-themes-art/dfaa920006b6) (YouTube)
4. [Christian Themes in Art: The Passion in Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-themes-art/f710e890473b) (YouTube)
5. [Christian Themes in Art: The Resurrection in Art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-themes-art/7e843f58f0f7) (YouTube)
6. [Christian Themes in Art: Understanding faith through the eyes of Stanley Spencer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/series-christian-themes-art/d61133c7bf4f) (YouTube)