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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna. Soon after the adoption of Christianity as the official religion of Rome Christ's appearance in art underwent a radical makeover to rival those on modern daytime talk shows. Human nature explains a great deal about this transformation from simple Jewish carpenter's son to regal King of Heaven.
The Good Shepherd. Ceiling. The "mausoleum" of Galla Placidia, built 425–450, is a cruciform chapel or oratory that originally adjoined the narthex of the Church of the Holy Cross ( Santa Croce) in Ravenna, which was built in 417 as the church for the imperial palace. [1] [6] It was probably dedicated to Saint Lawrence.
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First half of the 5th centuryMosaicMausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy. A beardless, youthful Christ sits in the center among his sheep, wearing a dalmatic and pallium and holding a cross. The gesture of his right hand may be intended to suggest feeding, or it may simply be a loving touch. In the left background is a hill from which ...
This example, from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna, displays a beardless Christ as a shepherd, reflecting an image transmitted in many of Jesus's parables from the New Testament. The divine shepherd, however, is a prominent theme in Jewish (David) and Pagan (Orpheus) imagery. This work is one of many mosaics from the Mausoleum of ...
May 15, 2023 · Imagery of Christ as the Good Shepherd is familiar to Latter-day Saints, both in scripture and art, but it was also used by early Christians who adopted the symbol from Roman art. This depiction is found in the tomb of Galla Placidia, the daughter of a 5th-century Roman emperor. The shepherd, identified here as Jesus by his staff which takes ...
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Dec 6, 2023 · The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna.
Aug 10, 2021 · The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia in Ravenna. Since today is the feast of St Lawrence, we continue our series on the early Christian monuments of Ravenna with the mausoleum of Galla Placidia, which contains one of the most famous ancient images of him. Galla Placidia was the daughter of the Emperor Theodosius, who reigned from 379 until his death ...
