Razumijevanje koncepta sakralne umjetnosti i načela vrednovanja sakralnih umjetničkih djela
Understanding of the Concept of Sacral Art and Principles of Valuing Pieces of Art in this Field

Summary/Abstract: Art has been a mean for material declaration of belief since the beginning of human history. Therefore, the most obvious place for declaration of spirituality and sublime identity of a man that emerges from religion can be looked for in hidden layers of art. The main question here is which art piece can be considered as a substantial place of declaration of spirituality and holiness, as well as a question: in accordance to which foundations these pieces can be valued and one piece can be considered more successful than another. The first part of this work is dedicated to a general analysis of arts that are related to religion, and, taken into consideration the method of documented research of library – on the basis of the common differentia of all definitions – definition of the most valuable sacral art that is related to religion. Influential factors in this art are briefly explained in the continuation of this paper, such as position of an artist as a creator of a piece of art (or a mediator in creation), as well as the process of shaping it. Finally, the role, main objectives and the creative act of sacral art in an intellectual's thinking are analysed. A framework of five tables that represent objectives of sacral art that can be criterion for position and value of sacral art piece in this field has been presented, taking into consideration the fact that value of every thing can be seen on the basis of its significance in terms of achieving its objectives.

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