Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2012/04/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for looking and commenting! On 4/3/2012 12:55 PM, Tarek Charara wrote: > John, > > A lovely coin? > > All the best from Paris! > > Tarek > > ------------------------------------------------- > Tarek Charara > <http://www.tarekcharara.com> > > NO ARCHIVE > > > > > Le 3 avr. 2012 ? 20:53, John Nebel a ?crit : > >> Rabs, >> >> ... an ancient Sinar with a macro lens, 10 years old, an aeon for >> electronics,<http://www.ancientmoney.org/about/sinar_cp.html>. >> >> Best, >> >> John >> >> >> On 4/3/2012 12:28 PM, Mark Rabiner wrote: >>> Do did you take these pictures? With a macro? >>> >>> - - from my iRabs. >>> Mark Rabiner >>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/lugalrabs/springdays/ >>> >>> >>>> From: "John D. Nebel"<john.nebel at csdco.com> >>>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:53:29 -0600 >>>> To: Leica Users Group<lug at leica-users.org> >>>> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Ancient portraits of Christ >>>> >>>> Greetings! >>>> >>>> In 692 AD at the Quinisext Council in Constantinople, Canon LXXXII >>>> established, >>>> according to the epitome, "Thou shalt not paint a lamb for the type of >>>> Christ, >>>> but himself." The Byzantine emperor was Justinian II, and the empire's >>>> coinage >>>> consequently depicted Christ as a human figure. >>>> >>>> <http://photos.csd.net/justinian_ii.html> was minted during Justinian >>>> II's >>>> first >>>> reign. This portrait of Christ misses the mark "himself" as it is >>>> likely >>>> based >>>> on the Greek sculptor's, Phidias's statue of Zeus from Olympia, made >>>> about a >>>> millennium before and one of the wonders of the ancient world. >>>> >>>> Mouse over the coin's image to see the reverse, or click for a larger >>>> image. >>>> This coin and the next are about 19mm diameter, 4gms mass. The coin's >>>> reverse >>>> depicts Justinian II. >>>> >>>> The Phidias image of Christ appears to have become the standard as one >>>> can see >>>> from a WP image of a wall painting at Hagia Sophia made centuries later, >>>> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Byzantinischer_Mosaizist_um_1020_001.jpg> >>>> >>>> During Justinian II's second reign another coin was minted, perhaps a >>>> more >>>> realist depiction of >>>> Christ,<http://photos.csd.net/justinian_ii_2a.html>. On >>>> the reverse, Justinian II is on the left, Tiberius on the right. >>>> Similar >>>> mouse >>>> functions on the image. >>>> >>>> C&C welcome! >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> >>>> John >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Leica Users Group. >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information