Are Christian Madonnas based on Ancient Egyptian icons?

[Rainbow Mage]

I being Kemetic Orthodox find this interesting, of course.

Christian Madonna

Isis and Horus

The Christian Holy Family

Kemetic Holy Family

Are we seeing a connection? :yes:

 

[Azakel]

Did those pictures come from Rome and/or Greek Artist? Cultures take art style and stuff from each other all the time and the Romes and Greeks had a lot of contact with the Egyptians so it's not surprising that there are similarities in the art and depictions. Doesn't mean Christians took it(and yes I am aware you did really say that). But if another religion in place of Christian took over you might see the same thing. Hell the Greek/Romans and Egyptians seemed to like to swap gods ^_^

 

[Rainbow Mage]

The Egyptians didn't swap gods with anybody. The Macedonians came into Egypt and took the Kemetic beliefs and merged it with Olympian worship and made the Hermetic beliefs.

 

[MissAlice]

Heehee I think they are for the artist but don't tell anyone.

 

[Mister Emu]

While these paintings/artifacts/whatever don't seem too artistically similar, it is almost, if not, certain that early Christian artists altered pre-existing pagan art to represent Christian ideas...

 

[Rainbow Mage]

Mr Emu you're the first Christian I've ever seen admit that. Wow