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Seminar of Patristic literature, London : United Kingdom (2011)
The early Christian iconography of Orpheus and its possible meanings
Fabienne Jourdan 1
(26/05/2011)

The paper shows the way in which Clement of Alexandria builds his picture of a new Orpheus by using the image of the singer and, by doing so, transforms Orpheus into a prefigurative counterpoint to Christ. Then the Christian iconography of Orpheus and its possible meanings are examined. A comparison is finally drawn between the painters' aims and those of Clement.
1 :  ORIENT ET MEDITERRANEE (OM)
CNRS : UMR8167 – Université Paris IV - Paris Sorbonne – Université Paris I - Panthéon-Sorbonne – Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes
Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Art et histoire de l'art

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Etudes classiques

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Religions
Orpheus iconography – frecoe – mosaics – Christ – Clement of Alexandria – Exhortation to the Greeks