Globus cruciger
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The globus cruciger, also known as "the orb and cross" or stavroforos sphaira, is an orb surmounted by a cross. It has been a Christian symbol of authority since the Middle Ages, used on coins, in ico
Imperial Orb of the Holy Roman Empire, part of the Imperial Regalia
Augustus as Jove, holding scepter and orb, first half of 1st century AD
The globus cruciger was used in the Byzantine Empire, as shown in this coin of Emperor Leontius (died 705)
Christ as Salvator Mundi with globus cruciger by Andrea Previtali
Salvator Mundi
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Salvator Mundi, Latin for Saviour of the World, is a subject in iconography depicting Christ with his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding an orb, known as a globus cruciger. The la
Globus cruciger
…the world, literally held in the hand of a worthy earthly ruler. In the iconography of Western art, when Christ himself holds the globe, he is called Salvator Mundi (Latin for 'Saviour of the World'). For instance, the 16th-century Infant Jesus of Prague statue holds a globus cruciger in this manner. Holding the…
Child Jesus Salvator Mundi (17th century), Portugal
Carlo Crivelli, Cristo benedicente (c. 1472), El Paso Museum of Art
Hans Memling, Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation, detail (c. 1485). Musée des Beaux-Arts de Strasbourg (also bearing attributes of a Christ in Majesty, such as the crown)
Joos van Cleve, Christ as Salvator Mundi (c. 1516–1518), Louvre