Images of Christian Devotion in Late Antiquity and ByzantiumThe sarcophagus of Junius Bassus in Rome represents a reflection of the transformed status of Christianity. Junius Bassus was a member of a senatorial family and he was responsible for the administration of the city of Rome. Junius Bassus died at the age of 42 in the year 359, this sarcophagus was made for him. He had converted to Christianity before his death. The style and iconography of the sarcophagus reflect the transformed status of Christianity. Before the time of Constantine, the image of Christ was never used directly by important members of the Roman emperor. In this sarcophagus, Christ depicted directly and delivered from the perspective of Roman imperial art. Peter and Paul are also depicted in the sarcophagus. Peter is shown with bowl-shaped hair and a short beard and Paul is shown with a pointed beard. They both have different hair colors (Pierre has white hair and Paul's hair is white). Christ is represented in two ways. The young, beardless Christ (based on Apollo) and the dominant Christ with a long beard (based on Juniper or Zeus). ). Christ's feet show that he is relaxed and he is depicted as a muscular figure. This is the formula of Roman art to show that he is a powerful person under the feet of Christ, showing that Christ is the ruler of heaven and. he is more powerful than him. One of the icons on the sarcophagus shows Christ's entry into Jerusalem. Some icons show the inclusion of scenes from the Old and New Testaments. For example, the icon of the image of Adam and Eve. covering their private parts of the body. Daniel's scene in the lion's depths is an example of how salvation was achieved with...... middle of paper ......images in religious devotion This dispute over location. The number of images in religious worship boiled down, in many ways, to a debate over the primacy of sight or hearing in the apprehension of the divine: was seeing the image or hearing the Bible the best or most valid path to God. (Liz James 529). I think it would be better for the audience if he had a picture showing the characteristics he described, but words can help people visualize. The idea that without sight and hearing people will not understand the purpose of the image is really the truth. She quoted: “Nevertheless, sight and hearing interact in the overall understanding of the image; the visual did not act alone. » (Liz James 529) Works Cited James, Liz. “Sense and sensitivity in Byzantium”. Art History 27.4 (2004): 522-537. Premier Academic Research. Internet. May 13 2014.