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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The mind is gone! A postcard with this image was mailed to me by someone who lives in Rome. Hence the confusion. Thanks, John. MG -- "John B. Dillon" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I don't remember and can't quickly identify the depiction in Rome of which Marjorie speaks. There's a famous one in the cathedral of St.-Etienne in Auxerre. See: http://www.auxerre.com/decouver/ville3.htm http://perso.wanadoo.fr/ot-auxerre/patgb.htm#cathedral Here's a sixth-century Coptic comb with what has been interpreted as a Christ on horseback: http://www.copticmuseum.gov.eg/English/internal/gallery_z1.asp?piece_id=112§ion_ID=7 But I'm not sure that these images are exactly what you want. A famous representation of Christ militant is this well known sixth-century mosaic from the Archiepiscopal Chapel in Ravenna: http://www.stanford.edu/class/ihum21a/img/b9.jpg This is reproduced in Jaroslav Pelikan, _Jesus through the Centuries_ (Yale Univ. Pr., 1985), after p. 30, and in many other venues. Going further back, you will find lots on Hebraic antecedents in Martin Klingbeil, _Yahweh Fighting from Heaven: God as Warrior and as God of Heaven in the Hebrew Psalter and Ancient Near Eastern Iconography_ (Fribourg [Suisse]: University Press; Go"ttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1999; Orbis Biblicus et Orientalis, no. 169). Best, John Dillon PS: It's Sta Prasseda (Latin: Praxedis). Marjorie Greene wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > I recently visited a church in Rome with a depiction of Christ as a warrior (I think) on a white horse. It's rather famous, but I can't remember which church it was in. I've tried the websites of Sta Sabina, Ss Crisogono and Clemente, Sta Maria in Trastevere. I also visited either Sta Pudenziana or Sta Pressede (sp?) but can't remember which. Perhaps John Dillon knows where this image is. Since you mentioned "Religious art," I thought I'd call your attention to this image - whose whereabouts I've despaired of finding! > MG > p.s. There are a lot of websites concerning the rider on a white (pale) horse as Christ, so this apocalyptic image should have a wealth of literature about it. > > -- Salvador Ryan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > > Dear listmembers, > > > I would be grateful if you could help me out on this one. I am currently > writing something on late medieval Gaelic Irish depictions of Christ in > warrior-mode, i.e. defeating the enemy by riding into battle on his steed > (the cross). I am aware of some work done on the continental medieval lover- > knight theme but was wondering if someone would be so kind as to point me > in the direction of useful works on the longer historical development of > the more general warrior-Christ theme and its appearance in the Fathers / > religious art / devotional literature etc. (from the earliest centuries to > the later medieval and early modern periods), including, of course, the > more specific lover-knight theme also. > > Many thanks, > > Dr Salvador Ryan, Department of Modern History, NUI Maynooth, Ireland. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html ________________________________________________________________ Get your name as your email address. Includes spam protection, 1GB storage, no ads and more Only $1.99/ month - visit http://www.mysite.com/name today! ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html