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Aerial view of Plaza El Salvador del Mundo (The Savior of the World Plaza). Frontal view of the monument. The Jesus Christ statue on top of the globe sphere of planet Earth on a full moon night.
Jesus The Christ Pantocrator of Saint Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai, 6th century AD Born c. 6 to 4 BC [a] Herodian kingdom, Roman Empire Died AD 30 or 33 (aged 33 or 38) Jerusalem, Judaea, Roman Empire Cause of death Crucifixion [b] Known for Central figure of Christianity Major prophet in Islam and in Druze Faith Manifestation of God in BaháΚΌí Faith Parent(s) Mary, Joseph [c] Part ...
The Head of Christ, also called the Sallman Head, is a 1940 portrait painting of Jesus by Warner Sallman (1892–1968). As an extraordinarily successful work of Christian popular devotional art, [1] it had been reproduced over half a billion times worldwide by the end of the 20th century. [2]
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. [10]
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.
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.
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]
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 ...