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Religious art

LC control no.sh2017004265
Topical headingReligious art
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Variant(s)Sacred art
See alsosubject heading Art qualified by specific religions, styles, or time periods
Art
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Scope noteHere are entered works on religious art in general, not limited to a particular religion or belief system.
Found inWork cat.: 2017040850: Nomadic object, 2017: CIP t.p. (early modern religious art) galley (idols from India; Christian images; bezoar and Goa stone, talismans; imperial regalia of Japan, Sanshu-no-Jingi (Three divine objects))
A&AT, Aug. 28, 2017 (religious art; use broadly for art depicting religious subjects or for art used in worship)
Britannica online, Aug. 28, 2017: under folk art (Religious art; prevailing religion puts its stamp on the consciousness of every group, providing common elements in areas that share the same religion, even though the groups are not in contact)