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      The Globe of the Salvator Mundi between Cosmography and Theology

      Journal of Skyscape Archaeology
      Equinox Publishing

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          Abstract

          This paper focuses on the globe in depictions of the Salvator Mundi (Redeemer of the World), in which Christ is shown blessing with His right hand and holding the globe of the world in His left hand. From the end of the fifteenth to the start of the seventeenth century these globes show a remarkable diversity which is not observed either earlier or later, and the current paper relates this to the vibrant cosmological, astronomical and also geographical discussions and discoveries of the period. Also discussed is the influence that the theological topic of salvation may have had on the artistic appropriation of cosmographical ideas and their adaption in depictions of the Salvator Mundi’s globe.

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          Journal
          Journal of Skyscape Archaeology
          JSA
          Equinox Publishing
          2055-348X
          2055-3498
          January 24 2018
          September 13 2017
          : 3
          : 2
          : 224-235
          Article
          10.1558/jsa.34688
          00095249-0f21-4e78-8915-40a35280dc57
          © 2017
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