Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Columnar Sarcophagus with Anastasis and Scenes of the Passion
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Columnar Sarcophagus with Anastasis and Scenes of the Passion
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Image View:
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Detail, left side, Simon of Cyrene forced to carry the cross by a Roman soldier; Jesus being crowned with the Crown of Thorns
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Creator:
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unknown (Roman (ancient) sculptor)
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Location:
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repository: Musei Vaticani (Rome (Vatican City), Santa Sede (Holy See), Italy) Inv. 31525
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Location Note:
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Museo Gregoriano Profano
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GPS:
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+41.906389+12.454444
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Date:
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ca. 350 CE (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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Roman (ancient)
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Style Period:
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Early Christian; Imperial (Roman)
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Work Type 1:
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sarcophagus
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Work Type 2:
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relief (sculpture)
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Classification:
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Sculpture and Installations
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Material:
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white marble
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Technique:
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carving (processes)
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Subjects:
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death or burial; funerary art; New Testament; Constantine, Emperor of Rome; Jesus Christ; Pilate, Pontius, active 1st century ; Passion of Christ; Chi Rho; christogram
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Description:
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Columnar' sarcophagus chest with columns and pediments separating scenes of the Passion: Simon of Cyrene carries the cross; Jesus Christ crowned with thorns; soldiers sleeping on the sides of the cross (Anastasis) surmounted by a Constantinian monogram (Chi Rho christogram) in a laurel wreath; capture of Jesus Christ; and Jesus Christ before Pilate. The Chi-Rho symbol was used by the Roman emperor Constantine I (reigned 306-337) as part of a military standard. (Source: Vatican Museums (Musei Vaticani) [website]; http://www.museivaticani.va/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A3-R-VM-GPM-CSA-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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