The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art is opening a new exhibit featuring Christian iconography. The works on display date from the 15th to 20th centuriesand focus on the life of Jesus Christ.
“The Word Became Flesh: Images of Christ in Orthodox Devotional Objects,” is an exhibit of icons and three-dimensional works from the museum’s collection. It is curated by Meredith Lancaster, a second-year graduate student in the history of art and architecture.
“This exhibition examines the dual nature of Christ as both word and flesh, divine and human, by featuring works that show narrative scenes of his birth, life, death and resurrection, as well as symbolic images that illustrate significant theological points,” Lancaster said.
The exhibit will be on view through June 21, 2015.
―By Nathan Stevens, Public Affairs Communications intern