Lamentation of Christ

Examples of Lamentation of Christ in the following topics:

• Painting in the Middle Byzantine Empire

  • This can be seen in the fresco of the Lamentation found in the Church of Saint Pantaleimon in the city of Nerezi, Macedonia, an illumination of the Death of St.
  • The Lamentation of Christ is an iconic scene that depicts the Virgin Mary hold and mourning her dead son, just after Christ has been removed from the cross.
  • John grasps Christ's right hand while Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus kneel at Christ's feet.
  • As in the Lamentation scene above, the Death of St.
  • Like the figure of Christ in the Lamentation, Onesimus seems to hover over the landscape and rest the top half of his body on the leg of one of his attackers.

• Foreshortening

  • Along with linear perspective, foreshortening is one of the two most characteristic features of perspective in two-dimensional media.
  • The technique is characterized by the size of an object's dimensions along the line of sight being relatively shorter than dimensions across the line of sight.
  • The painting "The Lamentation Over the Dead Christ" by Andrea Mantegna, c. 1475, is one of the most famous of a number of works that display the technique .
  • This painting is one of many examples of the artist's mastery of perspective.
  • Mantegna uses the technique of foreshortening in this painting to depict Christ's body.

• Distortions of Space and Foreshortening

  • Distortion is used to create various representations of space in two-dimensional works of art.
  • A distortion is the alteration of the original shape (or other characteristic) of an object, image, sound, or other form of information or representation.
  • However, it is more commonly referred to in terms of perspective, where it is employed to create realistic representations of space in two-dimensional works of art.
  • The most common of these is perspective projection.
  • This is also a common feature of wide-angle anamorphic lenses of less than 40mm focal length in cinematography.

• Mannerism and the Counter-Reformation

  • Michelangelo was accused of being insensitive to proper decorum, and of flaunting personal style over appropriate depictions of content.
  • Scipione Pulzone's painting of the Lamentation, commissioned for the Gesu Church in 1589, gives a clear demonstration of what the Council of Trent was striving for in the new style of religious art.
  • With the focus of the painting giving direct attention to the crucifixion of Christ, it complies with the religious content of the council and shows the story of the Passion while keeping Christ in the image of the ideal human.
  • The Last Judgment fresco in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo (1534–41) came under persistent attack in the Counter-Reformation for nudity (later painted over for several centuries), not showing Christ seated or bearded, and including the pagan figure of Charon.
  • Scipione Pulzone's Lamentation, a pious depiction of the Crucifixion, embodied a typical Counter-Reformation work.

• Painting in the Late Byzantine Empire

  • The paintings in the Church of Christ in Chora are representative of the style of painting produced in the last centuries of the Byzantine Empire.
  • Icons were placed on the iconostasis following a general guideline that included the presence of a Deesis, Christ enthroned surrounded by John the Baptist and the Theotokos.
  • This was also seen in the Theotokos of the Hagia Sophia, but in this case the architecture provides more of a place setting, as in the landscape of the Lamentation from Nerezi.
  • The central image of Christ on the cross is surrounded by mourners, including his mother.
  • While less dramatic and more serene, there is an underlying emotion of sadness that subtly depicted by the sway of Christ's body.

• The Christian Church

  • The Christian Church is the assembly of followers of Jesus Christ; in Christianity, a church is the building where its members meet.
  • Churches of Christ are autonomous Christian congregations associated with one another through common beliefs and practices.
  • The Christian Church is the assembly or association of followers of Jesus Christ.
  • The early Church originated in Roman Judea in the first century AD, founded on the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, who is believed by Christians to be the Son of God and Christ the Messiah.
  • Describe the Church as the assembly of followers of Jesus Christ, and the building where its members meet.

• The Chora Church in Constantinople

  • An inscription in the mosaic reads, "Jesus Christ, Land of the Living."
  • He offers Christ a representation of the Chora Church in his hands.
  • This image depicts Christ in Hell, saving the souls of the Old Testament.
  • The expression of Christ and the others are dignified and stern.
  • The depictions of Christ in the Chora Church differ greatly from those of the third and fourth centuries.

• Romanesque Sculpture: Majestat Batlló

  • Carved wooden images were a fundamental element in churches as objects of worship, and one of the most elaborate types in Catalonia was the Christ in Majesty: images of Christ on the Cross that symbolize his triumph over death.
  • Although the corners of his mouth turn slightly downward, Christ's open eyes and unfurrowed brow create the impression of a self-possessed impassivity.
  • They can be seen as a visualization or image of the Apocalyptic Christ from the Book of Revelation.
  • It is thought that the tradition of depicting Christ in such costume was brought to Catalonia by artisans from Pisa, who arrived in 1114 to help Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona, in his conquest of the Balearic Islands.
  • It is one of the most elaborate examples in Catalonia of an image of Christ on the Cross symbolizing his triumph over death.

• Introduction to Managing Change

  • Just ask Amy Spatrisano, principal and co-founder of Meeting Strategies Worldwide (an international meeting and event organizer).
  • Providing water in pitchers instead of plastic bottles saves $12,187.
  • Serving condiments in bulk rather than in individual packages and eliminating the need for buses by choosing hotels close to the convention centre provided additional savings, all of which amounted to more than $60,000.
  • Unfortunately, as Amy later lamented, many of the meeting planners, hotels, caterers and other businesses she works with remain unimpressed by these figures.
  • Many people and their organizations actively resist change even if the desired change guarantees the making of money creates additional job security.

• Jelling Stones

  • This larger stone is often cited as Denmark's baptismal certificate (dåbsattest), containing a depiction of Christ and an inscription celebrating the conversion of the Danes to Christianity.
  • Harald's stone has a figure of Jesus Christ on one side and on another side a serpent wrapped around a lion.
  • Of interest to scholars is the depiction of Christ as standing in the shape of a cross and entangled in what appear to be branches.
  • This Jelling Stone, with its depiction of Christ and celebration of the Conversion of the Danes, is widely regarded as Denmark's "baptismal certificate."
  • The figure of Christ on Harald's runestone.