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Christ in Majesty   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Christ in Majesty
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English: Originally paired with an image of the Crucifixion, this plaque was once attached to the binding of a Gospel book or a missal. When the book was read aloud during the liturgy, its enameled covers would have reminded the faithful of Christ's earthly suffering and heavenly glory. The son of God sits upon a rainbow, surrounded by four creatures that symbolize the Evangelists. The Greek letters alpha and omega that flank Jesus' head refer to his words: "See, I am coming soon; my reward is with me, to repay according to everyone's work. I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end." (Revelation 22:12-13).
Date circa 1200
date QS:P571,+1200-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
(Middle Ages
era QS:P2348,Q12554
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Medium champlevé enamel, copper gilt
Dimensions height: 23 cm (9 in); width: 13.2 cm (5.1 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,23U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,13.2U174728
institution QS:P195,Q210081
Accession number
44.85
Place of creation Limoges, France
Object history
Exhibition history Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2001-2002. Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville. 2002-2005. Illuminating the Word: Gospel Books in the Middle Ages. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2004. Realms of Faith: Medieval and Byzantine Art from the Walters Art Museum. Museum of Biblical Art, New York; Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha. 2008-2009.
Credit line Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
Source Walters Art Museum: Home page  Info about artwork
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