Christ in Majesty

E274464
Christian iconographic motif religious image type

Christ in Majesty is a traditional Christian iconographic motif depicting the enthroned, glorified Christ as ruler and judge of the universe, often surrounded by symbols of the Evangelists.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Christ in Majesty canonical 8
Christ enthroned 2
Christ in glory 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian iconographic motif ⓘ
religious image type ⓘ
category Christian iconography of Jesus ⓘ
iconography of the Last Judgment ⓘ
commonLocation apse mosaics ⓘ
illuminated manuscripts ⓘ
stained glass windows ⓘ
tympanum sculpture ⓘ
contrastedWith Crucifixion of Jesus ⓘ
surface form: Crucifixion of Christ

Man of Sorrows ⓘ
depicts Christ as judge of the universe ⓘ
Christ as ruler of the universe ⓘ
Christ in Majesty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: enthroned Christ

glorified Christ ⓘ
earliestKnownUseCentury 5th century ⓘ
hasLatinName Maiestas Domini ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfProminence Gothic art ⓘ
Romanesque art ⓘ
iconographicElement angel symbol of Matthew ⓘ
eagle symbol of John ⓘ
lion symbol of Mark ⓘ
ox symbol of Luke ⓘ
iconographicFunction express Christ’s authority ⓘ
express eschatological judgment ⓘ
visualize heavenly throne room ⓘ
inspiredBy visions in the Book of Ezekiel ⓘ
visions in the Book of Revelation ⓘ
oftenSurroundedBy symbols of the Four Evangelists ⓘ
Tetramorph ⓘ
surface form: tetramorph
relatedConcept Christ Pantocrator ⓘ
Maiestas Domini ⓘ
religiousTradition Christianity ⓘ
theologicalTheme Christ’s universal kingship ⓘ
The Last Judgment ⓘ
surface form: Last Judgment

Second Coming of Christ ⓘ
divine glory ⓘ
heavenly court ⓘ
typicalAttribute Christ seated on a throne ⓘ
book of the Gospels in Christ’s hand ⓘ
front-facing composition ⓘ
gesture of blessing by Christ ⓘ
halo around Christ’s head ⓘ
hieratic scale emphasizing Christ ⓘ
mandorla surrounding Christ ⓘ
typicalSetting heavenly throne ⓘ
surrounded by angels ⓘ
usedIn church decoration ⓘ
liturgical art ⓘ

Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imperial crown of the Holy Roman Empire → depicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
subject surface form: Imperial Crown of the Holy Roman Empire
Kingship of Jesus → iconographicTheme → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ the King enthroned
Disputation of the Holy Sacrament → depicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ in glory
Gothic art → typicalSubject → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo → mosaicDepicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ enthroned
The Burial of the Count of Orgaz → depicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ in glory
Graham Sutherland tapestry of Christ in Glory → title → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ in Glory in the Tetramorph
Graham Sutherland tapestry of Christ in Glory → depicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ in Glory
West Rose Window of Notre-Dame de Paris → depicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Glory Façade → hasSubject → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Romanesque Art collection → subjectMatter → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Christ in Majesty → depicts → Christ in Majesty self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: enthroned Christ
Mary crowned by the Trinity → iconographicElement → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ enthroned
Pericopes of Henry II → iconography → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Christ in Majesty sculpture → depicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Christ in Majesty sculpture → iconography → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ as ruler and judge
Abbey of Saint-Pierre de Moissac → portalDepicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
Santa Pudenziana → apseMosaicDepicts → Christ in Majesty ⓘ
this entity surface form: Christ enthroned among the Apostles