EYCK, Jan van The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (detail) 1435

EYCK, Jan van The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin (detail) 1435

A small child... and the world behind him. This could be the boy that changed everything...


The globus cruciger (Latin, "cross-bearing orb") is an orb topped with a cross, a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages and even today on coins, iconography and royal regalia. It symbolises Christ's (the cross) dominion over the world (the orb). (Wikipedia)

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