Good and Evil in Art

Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder

In this artwork of “Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder”, some of the religious themes that are present in the work are truth as it shows a well detailed piece of what they would actually have looked like. Another theme is beauty as it shows the true beauty of Adam and Eve as they are naked but they do not care. The artist has covered up Adam and Eve’s private parts with vines so the viewers are not disturbed by the image. The artist has shown many little details such as all the animals and even the fruits on the tree. The artist has made the tree fairly large with Adam and Eve leaning on it. The animals all look like their actual size. In my opinion, I think that the themes have been presented really well. The artist has created a very good piece of Artwork.

Christ of St John of the Cross by Salvador Dali

In this artwork work of “Christ of St John of the Cross by Salvador Dali”, some of the religious themes that are present in the work are, beauty as it shows a detailed artwork of Christ on the cross. The artist has created a different kind of atmosphere. Another theme at present is hell as it shows the pain that Christ when through when he was on the cross. The artist has created the artwork from a different perspective of what many of us thought that happened when Christ was placed on the cross. Christ is the main object in this artwork. In my opinion, I think that the themes are presented very well. The artist has created a different perspective of what happened when Christ was on the cross.

The Gates of Hell by Rodin

In this artwork of “The Gates of Hell by Rodin”, some of the religious themes that are present in the work are hell and Evil as the artwork shows a different piece of artwork as it is fairly dark, and grey. This makes the artwork look like hell and evil. The artist has created a new type of art. The artist has made the work only grey to show these themes. The artist has also made the piece of work have many different types of surfaces to make them look evil. The artist has made the doors really large and the people on top fairly small. In my opinion, I think the artist has created a piece of work that the themes have been presented ok but could have been presented better. The artist has created a new type of art.

The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain by Duccio

 In this artwork of “The Temptation of Christ on the Mountain by Duccio”, some of the religious themes that are present in the work are, Temptation as Christ is tempted to harm others on the Mountain of Duccio. Another is beauty as the artist has made the piece of artwork very detailed showing the true beauty of all. The artist has made the work very colourful, with many different objects of many different sizes. The artist has all made the piece of work very detailed. Christ is the main object in the work as it is the largest. In my opinion, I think that the themes are presented very well. The artist has created a piece of work that truly shows temptation and beauty.

 

The artwork of Adam and Eve by Lucas Cranach the Elder best describes truth as it shows what life would have been like back then. This is a well-produced artwork that describes truth. The influences of religious art on contemporary expressions of good and evil are quite similar to the influences of just art on good and evil.