Jan 11
“I am the good shepherd; I know my own and my own know me, just as the Father knows me and I know the Father; and I lay down my life for my sheep.” — John 10:14-15.
The Good Shepherd is one of the earliest iconographic types. The image exemplified philanthropia (the love of mankind) for early Greek Christians. Early versions depict Christ as a young unbearded man carrying a lamb on his shoulders , or in his hands. Here, Christ is depicted bearded, in keeping with the Byzantine Style. — 12″ x 14″ — based on a modern Greek prototype.
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