Title: | Lamb of God on the Ever-Ready Throne-Basilica of Cosmas and Damien |
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Notes: | This view is the Lamb of God resting on the throne, known as the "hodegetria." Below the throne is the scroll with the seven seas, emphasizing the imminent Judgment. The basilica hall was attached to a round temple that has been identified as the Temple of Jupiter Stator, which has been dated to the 3rd century BC. |
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Date: | 527 |
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Building: | Basilica dei Santi Cosma e Damiano (Rome, Italy)
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Object/Function: | Mosaic |
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City/Town: | Rome
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Country: | Italy
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Scripture: | John 1:29-42
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Lectionary links: | AEpip02
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General Subject: | Lamb of God
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https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=52459 (Use this link to refer back to this image.)
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Copyright Source: | Prof. Lee M. Jefferson, lee.jefferson@centre.edu |
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Copyright Permission: | Donor must be contacted for permission. |
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Attribution: | Lamb of God on the Ever-Ready Throne-Basilica of Cosmas and Damien, from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN. https://diglib.library.vanderbilt.edu/act-imagelink.pl?RC=52459 [retrieved October 4, 2024]. Original source: Prof. Lee M. Jefferson, lee.jefferson@centre.edu. |
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Record Number: | 52459
Last Updated: 2022-07-07 15:14:04
Record Created: 2007-09-06 00:00:00 |
Institution: | Vanderbilt University
Collection: Art in the Christian Tradition |