Year 8 Blog

In this lesson we looked at several piece of art showing Jesus’ birth. In each we tried to identify how four key teachings came out:

• Jesus is fully human AND fully God.
• Jesus somehow reconnects human beings to God.
• Jesus, the “light of the world”, brings God’s peace.
• Jesus is the most important person ever to live.

The main picture we looked at was Botticelli’s Nativity:

Do you remember the things we talked about? Your essay needs to try to explain what they mean:

• Jesus is right in the middle
• Jesus is naked
• Angels and human beings are hugging at the bottom
• A demon is running away in the bottom right
• Angels are coming down out of heaven

Here are some of the other pictures. Remember to ask yourself…

• Who or what is the main thing in the picture? How do you know it is the main thing?
• Where is the light coming from?
• What can we tell about the way the main characters are feeling? How can you tell? What is it trying to say?
• What is happening in the rest of the picture? What do these things tell you about the main bit?

Ghirlandaio’s Nativity:

Previtali’s Nativity:

Rubens:

Tags: Art, Christianity, Nativity

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