![]() ![]() The spiritual meaning in Christianity of cherries equates them with paradise, and they are associated with the miraculous and the divine. In paintings, the Christ child is often seen holding cherries and links to the sweetness of the Christ child’s character and of the sweetness of Paradise. However, when held by Jesus or by His mother Mary in Madonna and infant paintings, it symbolizes the Second Adam who brings life and redemption, and the apple is the fruit of salvation. When Adam holds the apple, it symbolizes the fall of man. When Eve holds the apple it is seen as symbolism for sin, temptation, and the dangerous notion of enlightened and knowledgeable females. When held by a biblical figure, the apple has different meanings. Because of this, the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden is traditionally depicted as an apple tree. The Latin word for apple (mālum) is similar to the word for evil (mălum). Madonna of the Cherries with Joseph by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), 1515. I will focus on fruits, plants, flowers, colors, and animals found in Christian art and their symbolism. ![]() Now the list of symbols (and their meanings) used in religious art merits inclusion in several volumes of books about the subject! I will venture to include some of the more popular symbols, and those that are unique or unusual. Namely, I love learning about the symbols found within religious art and their meanings. I tell you this little tidbit of trivia about my experience at the San Diego Museum of Art, because it helped foster a love of learning about some aspects of art. But when searching nothing comes up related to art history or the history of the names of colors in art. ![]()
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