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It consists of a statue of Jesus Christ standing on top of a global sphere of planet Earth, placed on top of the tall four-sided concrete base pedestal. [1] It is a landmark located in the country's capital San Salvador.
Christ's features on his right side (the viewer's left) are supposed to represent the qualities of his human nature, while his left side (the viewer's right) represents his divinity. [9] His right hand is shown opening outward, signifying his gift of blessing, while the left hand and arm are clutching a thick Gospel book.
Child Jesus Salvator Mundi (17th century), Portugal Salvator Mundi , Latin for Saviour of the World , is a subject in iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb (frequently surmounted by a cross ), known as a globus cruciger .
Christ Pantocrator mosaic in Byzantine style from the Cefalù Cathedral, Sicily. The most common translation of Pantocrator is "Almighty" or "All-powerful". In this understanding, Pantokrator is a compound word formed from the Greek words πᾶς, pas (GEN παντός pantos), i.e. "all" [4] and κράτος, kratos, i.e. "strength", "might", "power". [5]
Such images functioned as powerful relics as well as icons, and their images were naturally seen as especially authoritative as to the true appearance of the subject. Like other icon types believed to be painted from the live subject, such as the Hodegetria (thought to have been painted by Luke the Evangelist), they therefore acted as important references for other images in the tradition.
This was scanned in to an Apple Macintosh, the background changed to red and the type added by Matt McMullen. The launch of the Che Jesus image became international news [ 4 ] and it later appeared in the 2000 exhibition Seeing Salvation in London's National Gallery , was featured in the Faith Zone in the Millennium Dome , and appeared in the ...
The two figures stand side by side, with the abbot depicted slightly smaller in comparison. Mena holds a scroll in one hand, with the other hand gesturing in a blessing motion. [2] Christ, with his arm around the abbot is giving a sort of "introduction to the people" as he takes his place with the angels. [2]
Images of Jesus tend to show ethnic characteristics similar to those of the culture in which the image has been created. Beliefs that certain images are historically authentic, or have acquired an authoritative status from Church tradition, remain powerful among some of the faithful, in Eastern Orthodoxy, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, and Roman ...