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The Ophidian Iconography Quest (Mundus Vetus & Mundus Novus, 2004 - present) |
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| Figure EUR-vat-086. Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (r. 306-337 AD), observing an unusual celestial portent: shining cross, accompanied by the motto "In This Sign You Shall Conquer" (ΕΝ ΤΟΥΤΩΙ ΝΙΚΑ in Greek, IN HOC SIGNO VINCES in Latin) just before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge (28 October 312 AD) against the rival Roman Emperor Maxentius (r. 306-312 AD). The giant winged quadrupede dragon flying in the sky is probably the iconographic reference to the pagan custom of using cavalry dragon-standards, which Romans probably borrowed from their perennial adversaries from the east, Dacians, Sarmatians, or Parthians. |
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| Polychrome paint, plaster | Fresco wall painting (The Vision of the Cross, detail, in situ) |
Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Rafael), (1483-1520 AD), Gianfrancesco Penni (1488/1496-1528 AD), Giulio Romano (1499- 1546 AD), Raffaellino del Colle (1490-1566 AD) |
Late Italian Renaissance (Mannerism) (Papal States), Pope Leo X (p. 1513-1521 AD), Pope Adrian VI (p. 1522-1523 AD), Pope Clement VII (p. 1523-1534 AD), 1520-1524 AD |
Stanze di Rafaello, Palazzo Apostolico, Vatican | Sala di Costantino (Hall of Constantine) |
| Source-Image(s): The image(s) is/are from Alexei Alexeev's personal photo archive (The First Vatican Expedition, 29 March - 25 April 2015). All artefacts will be available for viewing in the Compendium's respective volumes after the completion of the fully integrated iconographic database. Some of the artefacts will be represented by several figures (offering a general view and details). |
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