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Separation of Sheep and Goats
Artist: Unknown Byzantine Artist Primary
Early 20th century reproduction of 6th century original
Dimensions:
41 x 57.5 in. (104.14 x 146.05 cm)
Dimensions Extent:
overall
Object Type:
Architectural Element
Medium and Support:
Tesserae, glass in wooden frame
Credit Line:
Lent by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Johnston Fund, 1924 (24.144.4)
Accession Number:
L2010.01.13
On View:
Bellarmine Hall Cast Corridor
The parable depicted here, related in Matthew 25:31-46, tells of Christ’s second coming and his last judgement of humanity, in which he will place the saved (the sheep) on his right and the damned (the goats) on his left. Typical of early Christian iconography, Christ is depicted as a young and beardless man (unlike other, later representations of him in this museum.) The original mosaic is one of a series of panels depicting episodes from the Gospels, located in the Church of Sant’Appolinare Nuovo in Ravenna, Italy. The basilica was constructed by Gothic king Theodoric, an Arian heretic (see the ostrakon on loan from the Metropolitan Museum fo Art from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to learn more about Arianism.)
While a reproduction, this work was nevertheless produced in a similar manner to the original mosaic. Cubes of glass (tesserae), colored by metals such as copper, cobalt, and gold, were organized within outlines to make images.
While a reproduction, this work was nevertheless produced in a similar manner to the original mosaic. Cubes of glass (tesserae), colored by metals such as copper, cobalt, and gold, were organized within outlines to make images.
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Byzantine
Culture, style, and period of the Christian states of the eastern Mediterranean during the rule of the Byzantine Empire (330 - 1453 CE). Byzantine art and culture was carried throughout much of the Christian world, and lasted into the 16th century in eastern Europe. The style is characterized by imperial and religious subject matter, and a movement away from the original Greek naturalistic forms to favor ritualistic stylization, intended to suggest the spiritual. For the culture and style of the Italian and western Mediterranean Christian world roughly from the third to the mid-ninth century CE, use "Early Christian."
Culture, style, and period of the Christian states of the eastern Mediterranean during the rule of the Byzantine Empire (330 - 1453 CE). Byzantine art and culture was carried throughout much of the Christian world, and lasted into the 16th century in eastern Europe. The style is characterized by imperial and religious subject matter, and a movement away from the original Greek naturalistic forms to favor ritualistic stylization, intended to suggest the spiritual. For the culture and style of the Italian and western Mediterranean Christian world roughly from the third to the mid-ninth century CE, use "Early Christian."
architectural elements
Forms, structural or decorative, developed originally or primarily as components of architecture, often adapted to other habitable spaces, such as in large vehicles, and often borrowed or imitated for structural or decorative use on other objects.
Forms, structural or decorative, developed originally or primarily as components of architecture, often adapted to other habitable spaces, such as in large vehicles, and often borrowed or imitated for structural or decorative use on other objects.
Christianity
Refers to the world religion and culture that developed in the first century CE, driven by the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Its roots are in the Judaic tradition and the Old Testament. The tenets include a belief in the death and redemptive resurrection of Jesus. The religion incorporates a tradition of faith, ritual, and a form of church authority or leadership.
Refers to the world religion and culture that developed in the first century CE, driven by the teachings of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Its roots are in the Judaic tradition and the Old Testament. The tenets include a belief in the death and redemptive resurrection of Jesus. The religion incorporates a tradition of faith, ritual, and a form of church authority or leadership.
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