30 Items Tagged "god" (page 1 of 3)

The Annunciation Diptych

This piece is not a statue, but an oil painting on panel entitled “The Annunciation Diptych.” Jan van Eyck had finished this diptych circa 1433-1435. It measures 38.8…

Throne of God Support

Support for Throne of God In the painting Throne of God with Elders and Four Evangelist symbols, Christ is depicted in the pantocrator position. The word pantocrator is…

Victory of the Lamb over the King – supporting image for the bird killing the snake

This piece is a supporting image for “the bird (Christ) killing the snake (Satan),” it is also from the Commentary on the Apocalypse by Beatus of Liebana; an…

“Tapestry of the Apocalypse” in Angers, FR. – supporting image for “the Beast of the Sea”

The Apocalypse Tapestry is a huge medieval set of tapestries made in France from 1377-1382. It shows the story of the Apocalypse from the Book of Revelation by…

Ladder of Souls – supporting image for ‘Ladder of Virtues’

This is a mural at the Chaldon Church, dating to the 1200’s. It is done a bit later than the Ladder of Virtues done in 1167, but depicts…

Bird (Christ) killing the snake (Satan)

This is a piece from Commentary on the Apocalypse by Saint Beatus of Liébana. He lived from c.730 to c.800, and this work was done in 776. He…

Preliminary description of the Ladder to Heaven

This image shows people falling off a ladder, with skinny demons shooting arrows both at humans and the angels at the top of the ladder who appear unable…

Support Image for Old Satyr Red-Figure Bell Krater

This is a supporting image for the Old Satyrs on an Attic Red-Figure Bell Krater. This piece of pottery was made between 430-420 BCE. Just like the bell…

Supporting image for Pan statue

This statue depicts Pan teaching Daphnis how to play the Pan flute. Pan was once chasing the nymph Syrinx, who flew to the river Ladon and transformed herself…

Supporting image for Pan statue

The hybrid god Pan is known as an erotic god. He was chasing and seducing nymphs, shepherd boys and goats. As you can see in the picture, the…

Supporting Image for God of Love

This supporting image shows that there were many roman copies of the same figure or statue. The support structures on many of these different copies varies.

Pan – Supporting image for ‘Aphrodite, Pan, and Eros’ statue

Pan was the god of shepherds and flocks, mountains, hunting, and music. He wandered the mountains and forests playing his pan-pipes and chasing Nymphs. He is depicted as…