Rome
The Good Shepherd
Jesus Christ carrying the lamb against his chest
- Depicts
- Jesus Christ carrying the lamb against his chest
- Tradition
- Catholic
- Support
- Nordic pine panel
- Technique
- Chromography on wood, mixed technique polychromy
- Finish
- By hand, in our own workshop
- Dimensions
- 30 x 42 cm
- Panel thickness
- 1,8 cm
- Weight
- 1,8 kg
- Delivery time
- 21 days
The journey
It is the oldest surviving Christian image, painted in the catacombs of Priscilla when Christ could not yet be shown openly. A shepherd with a lamb on his shoulders raised no suspicion.
How to read it
The lamb is not across the shoulders as in the Roman versions: it is held in front, against the chest, with both hands. That change turns a rescue into an embrace.
When it is given
First communion and baptism. Also priestly ordination, for what it means.
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