#alexamenos

Ass God, Breast God: The Egypto-Grecian Master of Death. A comparison of the Alexamenos graffito to CBd-421 & other magical amulets of circa the third century

Some dickhead Roman pagan carved this into a wall near the Palantine Hill in like 200AD to make fun of a Christian. The ancient equivalent of an edgy 15 year old atheist posting anti religion memes on reddit. Fucking incredible. We have always been little shits and I love that about us.

Alexamenos. The Alexamenos graffito (also known as the graffito blasfemo, or blasphemous graffito) is a piece of Roman graffiti scratched in plaster on the wall of a room near the Palatine Hill in Rome. It may be the earliest surviving depiction of Jesus, and if so is the earliest known pictorial representation of the Crucifixion. It is hard to date but has been estimated to have been made c. 200. The image seems to show a young man worshiping a crucified, donkey-headed figure. The Greek inscription reads something like "Alexamenos worships [his] God." The graffito was apparently meant to mock a Christian named Alexamenos.I was interested in remaking this graffito as a painting because of it's surreal, fairy-tale like qualities, and for it's historical importance as the first Crucifixion image. https://www.etsy.com/listing/458367472

In 1857, an ancient house on the Palatine Hill in Rome was uncovered. Carved into the plaster was a donkey-headed figure on a cross. A young man raises his hand to it in worship. Below, in Greek, it reads “Alexamenos worships his God”. It is believed to be the first depiction of the crucifixion. Done in the 1st-3rd century.

In 1857, an ancient house on the Palatine Hill in Rome was uncovered. Carved into the plaster was a donkey-headed figure on a cross. A young man raises his hand to it in worship. Below, in Greek, it reads “Alexamenos worships his God”. It is believed to be the first depiction of the crucifixion. Done in the 1st-3rd century.

The Alexamenos graffito (also known as the graffito blasfemo, or blasphemous graffito) is a piece of Roman graffiti scratched in plaster on the wall of a room near the Palatine Hill in Rome. It may be the earliest surviving depiction of Jesus, and if so is the earliest known pictorial representation of the Crucifixion. It is hard to date but has been estimated to have been made c. 200. The image seems to show a young man worshipping a crucified, donkey-headed figure. The Greek inscription reads something like "Alexamenos worships [his] God." The graffito was apparently meant to mock a Christian named Alexamenos. I was interested in remaking this graffito as a painting because of it's surreal, fairy-tale like qualities, and for it's historical importance as the first Crucifixion image.

Alexamenos Worships His God Redux. By Julie Kwiatkowski Schuler