christian painting, n.All

Christian painting (n.) used ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the face of Christ with unbridled freedom — Christ-athlete at the fair, Christ-Mannerist queer, Christ-Negro — the most prodigious strokes of madness appearing under the Catholic code.

Christian painting (n.) at ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠its height in Raphael and Correggio shows in saints' eyes a knowledge that no longer gives the will motives but quiets it — the summit of all art, the highest wisdom made visible.