Iconography of Christian Art: The Saints

Three credits · Undergraduate

This course is an introduction to the iconography of Christian art, with an emphasis on images of Mary and the saints. The course will examine how images develop over history, and how they may be understood in light of historical events, changes in theological thought, and in the artist’s own spirituality. Discussion will include how such images were used as objects of personal devotion but also for the conveying of important theological and social values. Cross-listed as RELS 354. Three credits. Not offered 2026-2027.