Browsing by Subject "Murals"
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2nd and 3rd Century Roman Apartments
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 19)Frescoes on the 2nd and 3rd century Roman apartments. -
Abraham & Isaac
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Sacrifice of Isaac. Abraham (center) with Isaac (right) carrying the wood for the sacrifice, Catacomb of Priscilla, 3rd century, Rome. -
Adam & Eve
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Fresco of the Old Testament scene of Adam and Eve with the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and the serpent. -
Adam & Eve
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Adam & Eve aware of their sin. -
Adam and Eve
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Fresco of Adam and Eve in the catacomb of Pietro e Marcellino. -
Ancient frescoed ceiling and beams
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1969)Parts of the Zerkindenhof date back to the 14th century. -
Annunciation
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 19)South aisle, fourth chapel, the annunciation is by Antoniazzo Romano - 1500 -
Another Apostle
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)The problems of iconographical perception and practice are obvious. John presumes a portrait is of an idol. Lycomedes is not apologetic but insists that what he has done is proper; he is but showing love and reverence for ... -
Apollo or Good Shepherd?
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Apollo with animals, Coemeterium Majus, Rome. The image of Apollo with the sheep formed a ready iconographic model for the Biblical references to the shepherd in Old and New Testament. -
An Apostle
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)However, it is necessary to make the distinction between the icon which represented idolatry and other forms of visual representation which were not seen to be in conflict with Christianity. An instance is illustrated by ... -
Apse of Sant' Andrea della Valle
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 19)With better lighting the apse with it's fresco of St. Andrew being martyred on his x shaped cross becomes apparent. -
Arcosolium
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Arcosolium damaged by grave robbers, Catacomb of Domatilla, Rome. Note the damages which mark the places both for inhumation and possibly for ashes. -
Arcosolium
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Fresco of refrigerium/Eucharist and Good Shepherd medallion on ceiling, Catacomb of Pietro & Marcellino, Rome. -
Arcosolium
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Relatively undamaged arcosolium and sarcophagus with pagan themes, Via Latina Catacomb, Rome. The term arcosolium refers to the arched niche usually in the cubiculum (i.e. square room) in a catacomb. -
Arcosolium
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Damaged fresco of ark for the torah scrolls in the Arcosolium, Jewish catacomb on the Via Noumentana. -
Ark for Torah scrolls
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)But ark, or "tevah" in the Hebrew is a word of ambiguity, meaning an ark for the scrolls of the Torah or that of Noah. -
Balaam's ass
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Fresco of Balaam's ass who sees angels blocking path -
Balaam, ass, and angel
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Origen claimed the magi as descendants of Balaam, but Jerome captured the spirit of their role when he wrote: "To confound the Jews a star arose in the East, they [the Jews] were to learn of the birth of Christ from the ... -
Baptism
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Baptism is also portrayed in a more literal representation. Both spoke of baptism into Christ, and therefore into eternal life. Baptism fresco in the Catacomb of Callistus. -
Baptism
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)Two other important groups of symbols while without direct iconographic antecedents, emphasized the personalistic emphasis of Christian iconography in the 3rd century: Baptism and the Lord's Supper. Catacomb fresco of ...