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Fresco at Ottmarsheim
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1973)
A fresco in the chancel from the book of Revelation with the enthroned Christ on rainbows surrounded by angels with the sword and olive branch from his mouth.
The Last Supper by Cosimo Rosselli
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1969)
In addition to the Last Supper, note the panels above with Gethsemane, the betrayal of Christ, and the crucifixion.
The Temptation of Christ by Sandro Botticelli
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1969)
Note Santa Spirito with the temptation of Christ atop the pediment
The hemophiliac and Christ
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1973)
"Christ seen as healer and personal Savior."
Magi bringing gifts to the infant Jesus
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1967)
Described by some scholars as the earliest image of the universal mission of Christ to the Gentiles, this very early fresco in the Capella Greca of the Catacomb of Priscilla shows the three magi bringing gifts to a seated ...
Mary, Jesus & Balaam
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Balaam is pointing to the star above Mary's head, Catacomb of Priscilla. A reference to Numbers 24:17.
Feast of the martyr-hero
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
As we move toward an understanding of the transition from martyrdom to the veneration of martyrs we can do so through an understanding of the iconography of the martyr-hero in terms of feast, image, heroa, and dome. Here ...
Jesus & Samaritan woman
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Jesus at the well talking to the Samaritan woman
The Sistine Chapel
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 19)
Inside the Sistine Chapel, the lower range of frescos. The fresco of the temptation of Christ painted by Botticelli contains the façade of the hospital of Santa Spirito.
Local martyrs and Christ the lamb
(Western Theological Seminary (Holland, Michigan), 1971)
Below Christ enthroned as lawgiver, four local martyrs stand around a second representation of Christ as the lamb who stands upon a mountain from which flow rivers of living water. The image, Biblical in origin, emphasizes ...