Christ in Majesty or Christ in Glory (Latin: Maiestas Domini) is the Western Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always...
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Godescalc Evangelistary (section Christ in Majesty)
behind Christ are strongly linked to the following text in the Evangelistary about Christ's life which includes the same words. Christ in Majesty was probably...
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The Good Samaritan Window, Chartres Cathedral (category Jesus in art)
13-23 present material from the book of Genesis. Panel 24 presents Christ in Majesty. The demi-quatrefoil base comprises three signature panels (Panels...
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Catholicism. In the West, the equivalent image in art is known as Christ in Majesty, which developed a rather different iconography. Christ Pantocrator...
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Depiction of Jesus (redirect from Jesus Christ in Popular Culture.)
savior of the world Christ the King in Portugal Christ the Redeemer, the most famous icon in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Christ in Majesty, Chartres Cathedral...
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Five Holy Wounds (redirect from Five Wounds of Christ)
example of about 1235), Christ in Majesty, the Man of Sorrows and Christ with the Arma Christi, and was used to emphasize Christ's suffering as well as the...
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Tetramorph (category Animals in Christianity)
portraits that depict them in their human forms are often accompanied by their symbolic creatures, and Christ in Majesty is often shown surrounded by...
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and not just the head. It is commonly used to frame the figure of Christ in Majesty in early medieval and Romanesque art, as well as Byzantine art of the...
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from earlier examples often in mosaic, had, as its focal point in the semi-dome of the apse, Christ in Majesty or Christ the Redeemer enthroned within...
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Deesis (category Virgin Mary in art)
or "supplication") is a traditional iconic representation of Christ in Majesty or Christ Pantocrator: enthroned, carrying a book, and flanked by the Virgin...
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Four Evangelists (category Quartets in Christianity)
and are the usual accompaniment to Christ in Majesty when portrayed during the same period, reflecting the vision in Revelation. They were presented as...
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is a symbol of the goal of mystical seekers. In some older decks, this central figure is Christ, whereas in others it is Hermes. Whenever it comes up, this...
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Sacré-Cœur, Paris (category 20th-century Roman Catholic church buildings in France)
features in the interior include the designs of the tile floor and the glasswork. Detail of Sacré-Cœur's "Christ in Majesty" - left side "Christ in Majesty" -...
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Maestà (category Virgin Mary in art)
which is a counterpart to the earlier icon of Christ in Majesty, the enthroned Christ that is familiar in Byzantine mosaics. Maria Regina is an art historians'...
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Arma Christi (redirect from Weapons of Christ)
out across a space is in a drawing in a German manuscript of about 1175, where they are to one side of a Christ in Majesty. In devotional books they were...
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subjects in churches, which remained Christ in Majesty, the Last Judgment, and scenes from the life of Christ. In illuminated manuscripts more originality...
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St Botolph's Church, Hardham (category Church of England church buildings in West Sussex)
cover the upper parts of the north and south walls of the chancel. Christ in Majesty originally would have appeared on the east wall, but the figure has...
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Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation (Memling) (category Paintings in the Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg)
Hell Vanity/Luxuria – Christ in Majesty/Salvator Mundi Death – Coat of arms As a polyptych: Memento mori – Hell Christ in Majesty/Salvator Mundi – Vanity/Luxuria...
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Sant Climent, Taüll (category Buildings and structures completed in 1123)
Christianity that can also be found in many other works of art. The most famous fresco, of Christ in Majesty in the main apse of the church, has been...
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In Christian theology, the term Body of Christ (Latin: Corpus Christi) has two main but separate meanings: it may refer to Jesus Christ's words over the...
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (also bearing attributes of a Christ in Majesty, such as the crown) Leonardo da Vinci, Salvator Mundi (c. 1499–1510)...
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Gero Codex (category 10th century in Germany)
with those of the ninth-century Lorsch Gospels, particularly the Christ in Majesty which is copied from a Carolingian model. It is closely related to...
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Shoulder wound of Jesus (redirect from Prayer to the shoulder wound of Christ)
which was his most painful wound – much like the manner Bernard did to Christ. Wojtyła expected that it was Pio's chest wound, but Pio replied: "It is...
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the Virgin, a popular subject in the West, often included the whole Trinity. But many subjects, such as Christ in Majesty or the Last Judgement, which...
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Saviour Enthroned in Glory, Christ in Majesty, 1408 (Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir) Harrowing of Hell, 1408-1410 (Vladimir) Christ the Redeemer ca. 1410...
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Walker Hancock (category Washington University in St. Louis alumni)
additions to the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., including Christ in Majesty (1972), the bas relief over the High Altar. Works by him are presently...
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Acts of reparation (redirect from Acts of Reparation to Jesus Christ)
blasphemy, the sufferings of Jesus Christ or as Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary. According to Thomas Slater, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia, reparation...
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Kempley (category Villages in Gloucestershire)
Kempley has in its chancel "the most complete set of Romanesque frescos in northern Europe", including the Christ in Majesty painting created in about 1120...
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the Lamb and a Christ in Majesty. It also includes twelve canon tables, ten illuminated initials and incipits. The text is written in golden uncial letters...
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