1606-1684 Dutch Jan Davidz de Heem Galleries   Related Paintings of Jan Davidz de Heem :. | A Table of Desserts or Un dessert | Still life with Lobster | A Richly Laid Table with Parrots - detail cup | Still Life with Lobster and Nautilus Cup | Student in His Study (mk14) |
Related Artists:
majestas domini
Christ in Majesty, or Christ in Glory, in Latin Majestas Domini, is the Western Christian image of Christ seated on a throne as ruler of the world, always seen frontally in the centre of the composition, and often flanked by other sacred figures, whose membership changes over time and according to the context. The image develops from Early Christian art, which directly borrowed the formulae of depictions of the enthroned Roman Emperor. In the Byzantine world, the image developed slightly differently into the half-length Christ Pantocrator, "Christ, Ruler of All", a usually unaccompanied figure, and the Deesis, where a full-length enthroned Christ is entreated by Mary and St. John the Baptist, and often other figures. In the West, the evolving composition remains very consistent within each period until the Renaissance, and then remains important until the end of the Baroque, in which the image is ordinarily transported to the sky.
Frederic Dorr Steele
American Illustrator, 1874-1944
Robert Home
1752-1834