Iconography of the sarcophagus of junius bassus, the: neofitus iit ad deum
Auteur :
Malbon, Elizabeth Struthers
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691633879
Date de publication :
19 avr. 2016
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
595 g
Format :
B315
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Carved for a Roman city prefect who was a newly baptized Christian at his death, the sarcophagus of Junius Bassus is not only a magnificent example of "the fine style" of mid-fourth-century sculpture but also a treasury of early Christian iconography clearly indicating the Christianization of Rome--and the Romanization of Christianity. Whereas most