The GOOD SHEPHERD - Vintage 7"x5" Framed Classic Religious Sculpture Print - Perfect Gift for Art Lovers & Students!
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The GOOD SHEPHERD - Vintage 7"x5" Framed Classic Religious Sculpture Print -
Perfect Gift for Art Lovers & Students!Vintage 1960's architectural art print of the classic religious sculpture The Good Shepherd, as photographed at the Lateran Museum which is no longer in existence. Stunning black & white print is in mint condition and measures 7" high x 5" wide. The glass frame measures 9 1/4"H x 7 1/4"W and has easel on back for table display and eye hooks for wall hanging. Adds instant retro/classic charm to any room. Perfect gift for lovers of the Renaissance, Religion, and Art and history students. We ship fast & safe worldwide every day!A description of Hagia Sophia:Hagia Sophia:The theme of the "shepherd" is one of the most emblematic in ancient Christian art, and the statuette in the Pius-Christian Museum, an eighteenth-century reworking of a fragment from a sarcophagus, is undoubtedly one of its most famous and evocative representations. The "kriophoros" shepherd, holding a ram or a lamb on his shoulders, is an icon rooted in classical art, as a representation of one of the serving faithful and later as an allegory of "philanthropy". The image was adopted in funerary art, among the characters of bucolic scenes alluding to otherworldly bliss, and was finally inherited by Christians, in relation to the figure of Christ, the "Good Shepherd" (Jn 10, 11) and the parable of the lost sheep (Mt 18, 12-14; Lk 15, 4-7). The statuette in the Pius-Christian Museum, with its splendid face recalling Apollo and typical of the most ancient iconography of Christ, is without doubt evidence of the latter semantic evolution.NOTE: Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping. Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart and save $$$.
Perfect Gift for Art Lovers & Students!Vintage 1960's architectural art print of the classic religious sculpture The Good Shepherd, as photographed at the Lateran Museum which is no longer in existence. Stunning black & white print is in mint condition and measures 7" high x 5" wide. The glass frame measures 9 1/4"H x 7 1/4"W and has easel on back for table display and eye hooks for wall hanging. Adds instant retro/classic charm to any room. Perfect gift for lovers of the Renaissance, Religion, and Art and history students. We ship fast & safe worldwide every day!A description of Hagia Sophia:Hagia Sophia:The theme of the "shepherd" is one of the most emblematic in ancient Christian art, and the statuette in the Pius-Christian Museum, an eighteenth-century reworking of a fragment from a sarcophagus, is undoubtedly one of its most famous and evocative representations. The "kriophoros" shepherd, holding a ram or a lamb on his shoulders, is an icon rooted in classical art, as a representation of one of the serving faithful and later as an allegory of "philanthropy". The image was adopted in funerary art, among the characters of bucolic scenes alluding to otherworldly bliss, and was finally inherited by Christians, in relation to the figure of Christ, the "Good Shepherd" (Jn 10, 11) and the parable of the lost sheep (Mt 18, 12-14; Lk 15, 4-7). The statuette in the Pius-Christian Museum, with its splendid face recalling Apollo and typical of the most ancient iconography of Christ, is without doubt evidence of the latter semantic evolution.NOTE: Purchases totaling $35 and above qualify for FREE shipping. Add more items to your Etsy shopping cart and save $$$.
