medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
6th century is, I think, a beginning date. There is this from S.
Clemente, Rome, apparently 9thC. http://tinyurl.com/5flj3y I have
seen photos of a couple of others, which I cannot now locate.
DW
>
>
> Good eye. To my relatively untrained arthistorical mind, it reminds me
> of some of the Hagia Sofia and/or Ravenna images (6th century;
> Justinian's time). Long live informed skepticism.
>
> Bob Kraft, UPenn
>
> Diana Wright wrote:
>> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
>> culture
>>
>> Christopher Crockett wrote
>>> Santa Susanna one may see remains of the paleochristian church. A
>>> sarcophagus
>>> discovered there has been found to contain fragments of painted
>>> plaster, one
>>> of which is shown here:
>>>
>>>
>>>> http://tinyurl.com/23y7uy
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Is there any other Virgin & Child that early, other than the little
>> catacomb painting, with the Star? Any pre-Constantinople Roman
>> female images with such garments?
>>
>> Skepticism happens.
>>
>> DW
>>
>
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