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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Ancient portraits of Christ
From: philippe.amard at sfr.fr (philippe.amard at sfr.fr)
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 21:17:48 +0200 (CEST)
References: <CBA0B998.1C90E%mark@rabinergroup.com>

That's serious stuff for serious photography John; the results are amazing, 
as usual with you :-)


Thank you also for the explanations, both on the coins and the gear.
Amiti?s
Philippe, suddenly keener on history


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Message du : 03/04/2012 20:53
De : "John Nebel " <john.nebel at csdco.com>
A : "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
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Sujet : Re: [Leica] IMG: Ancient portraits of Christ


Rabs,

... an ancient Sinar with a macro lens, 10 years old, an aeon for 
electronics, 
.

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"
>> Reply-To: Leica Users Group
>> Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 10:53:29 -0600
>> To: Leica Users Group
>> 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.
>>
>>   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,
>> 
>>
>> During Justinian II's second reign another coin was minted, perhaps a more
>> realist depiction of Christ,. On
>> the reverse, Justinian II is on the left, Tiberius on the right.  Similar
>> mouse
>> functions on the image.
>>
>> C&C welcome!
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> John
>>
>>
>>
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