Lecture/Talk

Yiyi Chen: Contemporary Christian Arts in China

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Duration
28:39

Description

Modern day Chinese, believers or not, derive their "picture" of Christianity from copies of Medieval and Renaissance ecclesiastical paintings inserted in books on the Bible as illustrations. These artworks constitute a vital medium for introducing Christianity to China.

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