Isis ve Horus’tan Meryem ve çocuk’a
From the Isis and Horus to the Mary and Child

Summary/Abstract: In this study, the similarities between the depictions of Mary and Child, one of the most important themes in Christian iconography and art, which have been repeated in various forms for hundreds of years, and the portrayals of Isis and Horus of Ancient Egyptian civilizations as a source of this theme have been researched. Examples of works related to similarities in this work were selected from examples of paintings and sculptures based on Isis and Horus in Ancient Egypt and examples of Mary and Child based paintings and sculptures from different artistic periods dating from early Christian period icons. This study shows that; The mother and child theme, which has been confronted in different cultures for thousands of years, has become an important main motive that continues to be influential in the iconography and art of Ancient Egypt and Christian, together with important similarities between them.

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