This is gorgeous, solemn, majestic. How big is the original? Where will it go? What is your medium? Each of the evangelists seems to have wings; is that part of the tradition?
Hi Vicki, Thank you, This was a private commission, the final size was 22" X 28". Yes the symbols of the four evangelists are frequently depicted with wings, associating them with the four living creatures from the Book of Revelation that draw the throne-chariot of God. In iconography wings are often used to indicate a spiritual nature.
I had seen this piece when it was first posted, but I ran into it again just now doing a Google image search for "Christ in Majesty" and it really does hold its own next to the manuscript illuminations and apse frescoes of old. Fantastic!
This is gorgeous, solemn, majestic. How big is the original? Where will it go? What is your medium?
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Hi Vicki,
ReplyDeleteThank you,
This was a private commission, the final size was 22" X 28".
Yes the symbols of the four evangelists are frequently depicted with wings, associating them with the four living creatures from the Book of Revelation that draw the throne-chariot of God. In iconography wings are often used to indicate a spiritual nature.
I had seen this piece when it was first posted, but I ran into it again just now doing a Google image search for "Christ in Majesty" and it really does hold its own next to the manuscript illuminations and apse frescoes of old. Fantastic!
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