L’iconographie du baptême sur les mosaïques des églises d’Apamène aux Ve et VIe siècles

L’iconographie du baptême sur les mosaïques des églises d’Apamène aux Ve et VIe sièclesSyriaSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XDB7Q2V6/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.KomaitAbdallahL’iconographie du baptême sur les mosaïques des églises d’Apamène aux Ve et VIe siècleshttp://syriaca.org/cbss/XDB7Q2V6https://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/XDB7Q2V6https://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/XDB7Q2V6Syria982021173-182Some floor mosaics of northern Syria churches from the fifth and sixth centuries, feature paradisiac scenes. They are arranged in the central nave, annexes or baptisteries. Some are inspired by episodes of the Old Testament, such as Adam giving their names to animals or Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Others refer to the New Testament, for instance the representations of the heavenly Jerusalem. There are also allegorical images of Paradise, made up of motifs mentioned in the New Testament or by the Fathers of the Church, such as the two deer or lambs faced on both sides of a vase or the two lambs or fish faced on both sides of a fruit tree. All these images probably evoke the dogmas of baptism and resurrection. It may therefore be that their diffusion on the mosaics of the sanctuaries of northern Syria during the Byzantine period was linked to the importance of this theology for the Christians of the region, in accordance to the writings of the Fathers of the Church. Abdallah, Komait. “L’iconographie Du Baptême Sur Les Mosaïques Des Églises d’Apamène Aux Ve et VIe Siècles.” Syria 98 (2021): 173–82. Komait Abdallah, L’iconographie Du Baptême Sur Les Mosaïques Des Églises d’Apamène Aux Ve et VIe Siècles, Syria 98 (2021): 173–82.AdamByzantine SyriaIV-VII CEParadiseV CEVI CEarchaeologyartbaptisterychurchesiconographymosaics