Krikščioniškoji ikonografija : XIX a. – XX a. I pusės pokyčiai

Abstract

The article analyses the changes of Christian iconography in 19th century – first half of the 20th century, as well as the reasons that might have encouraged these manifold changes. On the other hand, it is obvious that such changes in iconography were primarily determined by Enlightenment ideology and French revolution, but political, social and spiritual changes were none the less important. Furthermore, new discoveries in technology and especially natural sciences made certain members of society even doubt God’s existence. The article analyses how these mani-fold changes affected and transformed traditional, i.e. classical iconography. The article also outlines directions of further researches.