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Many pieces of art are influences by Christian teachings. Masterpiece paintings often reflect Biblical scenes, music was usually composed for the Churches and their leaders, and literature has religious analogies. The language and the architecture are also under the huge influence of the church and Christianity. The culture and art of the West are inseparable from the Christian tradition.
Explanation:
Christian tradition has a long and complex history of influence on various forms of art in the western world. People in Western countries have been born and brought up mostly in Christian society, so they often naturally use Christian themes, consciously and subconsciously, when creating art.
Some of the greatest artworks of the West were done with Biblical themes. The art masterpieces such as Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper are the examples – these are considered to be some of the most famous paintings, yet they represent Christian teachings and stories.
Many composers of classical music would compose under the influence of their religion. Johan Sebastian Bach has often composed church music and hymns. Franz Schubert’s "Ave Maria" is one of the most famous tunes in the world, and it speaks of the Virgin Mary. Even in modern and popular music, we can often find biblical themes, the most famous example probably being "Hallelujah" originally written and sang by Leonard Cohen.
The Christian, Biblical, and church themes are part of famous works of literature as well, such as Dante’s Divine Comedy, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame by Victor Hugo, or William Blake’s poetry. Even the famous fantasy pieces of literature that are read by millions around the world have Christian analogies and parallels – The Chronicles of Narnia (C. S. Lewis.) and The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R. Tolkien).
Christianity influences the complete culture of the Western world. Churches are Christian places are some of the most popular touristic destinations, even by non-Christians (Notre Dame in Paris, Vatican City, Saint Basil's Cathedral in Moscow). The statue of Jesus is even the symbol of the city of Rio de Janeiro. In some languages, the greetings and sayings are connected to Christian themes as well. Irish greeting of hello is Dia dhuit which literary translated to “God to you”, and in Austria, people use Grüß Gott (May the God bless you) as the greeting. When someone sneezes we automatically say Bless you in English, which also had a Christian connotation.
We can therefore see the Christiana and Biblical tradition influenced the culture and art of the Western world a lot, and they are absolutely inseparable. It is often vital to know at least the basis of Christian teachings and dogma in order to fully understand the culture and art of the Western countries.
