Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
a. How does this figure show classical influences?
b. Why is that important?
c. How has the iconography been adapted to fit the new religion?
d. Why is this iconography significant?
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a. The arrangement of the figures within a frame partitioned by columns is a Late Empire motif and the figures within the frames are garbed in standard Roman clothing. Page 294
b. It shows the wide-spreading of Christianity among the elite of Rome.
c. The figures are versions of Roman citizens. The top register, center frame, depicts a youthful Christ between Peter and Paul, but he is presented as an emperor, the ruler of the secular world; this iconography is transforming into a Christian context.
d. These particular scenes all point toward the central tenet of Christianity: salvation and redemption.
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