Circular Box (Pyxis) with the Women at Jesus’ Tomb
Byzantine, 6th century
Ivory pyxis showing the women at Christ’s empty tomb (Gospel of Luke 24:1–10). Figures appear in prayer as censers approach a domed structure with curtains.
📷 Metropolitan Museum of Art
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A sky made of stone and glass.
The 5th-century Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, where heaven is tessellated in blue and gold.
📷 mine
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Ravenna’s Basilica of San Vitale contains one of the earliest depictions of Christ as a youthful, beardless ruler—an image closer to Roman emperors than later icons. #christianstoryproject #EarlyChristianArt #SacredImages
Ravenna’s Basilica of San Vitale contains one of the earliest depictions of Christ as a youthful, beardless ruler—an image closer to Roman emperors than later icons. #christianstoryproject #EarlyChristianArt #SacredImages
Mosaic in Ravenna, Italy of surprisingly detailed naked Jesus getting baptized
Zoomed in shot of Jesus’ jewels
If you’ve ever wondered what Jesus’ penis looked like, well, wonder no more #earlychristianart #ravenna
Arch-shaped tomb with painted frescoes. Below a sheep stands between two agressive wolves on either side. On the right a male figure labeled as "Liberius" holds a scroll. On the left is a fragmentary image of another male figure, unidentifies. Painted garlands drape along the top of the tomb.
An arcosolium tomb in the Catacomb of Praetextatus in #Rome. Inscriptions identify the sheep and wolves as symbols of Susanna and the elders. The figure on the right is labeled "Liberius", probably the bishop of Rome from 352 to 366. (Wilpert watercolor)
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