一块大理石墓浮雕的碎片，上面刻着基督的律法 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	一块大理石墓浮雕的碎片，上面刻着基督的律法
品名（英）	Fragment of a Marble Tomb Relief with Christ Giving the Law
入馆年号	1948年，48.76.2
策展部门	中世纪艺术（Medieval Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 350 - 公元 399
创作地区
分类	雕塑石（Sculpture-Stone）
尺寸	整体: 19 1/2 x 52 3/4 x 6 英寸 (49.5 x 134 x 15.2 厘米)
介绍（中）	随着君士坦丁皇帝在313年承认该信仰为罗马帝国内的合法宗教，基督教会的权威迅速发展。教会最强大的中心越来越是古老的帝国首都罗马;新的帝国首都君士坦丁堡，新罗马;亚历山德里亚;耶路撒冷/凯撒利亚;和安提阿。在四世纪后期，罗马的教会发展了图像，强调圣彼得的重要性，基督给了他王国的钥匙（太16：18-20）。传统上被认为是罗马的第一位主教，圣彼得殉道并埋葬在这座城市。这些罗马形象将在整个西欧的人民中广泛传播，因为他们接受了罗马教会的权威。其中一幅图像，传统立法，基督将律法交给圣彼得，显示基督向圣彼得提供包含律法的展开卷轴，以表彰他作为教会领袖的角色。基督的左边站着圣保罗，他也在罗马殉道，承认赋予彼得的权威。其他四位使徒靠这幅浮雕幸存下来。该场景被放置在传统的罗马石棺形式中，这是一系列壁龛，由装饰有藤蔓卷轴的腻子的柱子构成。
介绍（英）	The authority of the Christian church grew rapidly with emperor Constantine's recognition of the faith as a legal religion within the Roman Empire in 313. Increasingly the most powerful centers of the church were the old imperial capital, Rome; the new imperial capital, Constantinople, the New Rome; Alexandria; Jerusalem/Caesarea; and Antioch. During the late fourth century, the church in Rome developed images stressing the importance of Saint Peter to whom Christ had given the keys to the kingdom (Matt. 16: 18-20). Traditionally considered the first bishop of Rome, Saint Peter was martyred and buried in the city. These Roman images would spread widely among peoples throughout western Europe as they accepted the authority of the church of Rome. One of these images, the traditio legis, Christ Giving the Law to Saint Peter, shows Christ offering an unfurled scroll containing the law to Saint Peter in recognition of his role as the leader of the church. To the left of Christ stands Saint Paul, also martyred in Rome, acknowledging the authority conferred on Peter. Four other apostles survive on this relief. The scene is placed within a traditional Roman sarcophagus form, a series of niches framed by columns decorated with putti in vine scrolls.