Glossary

In the painting there are several Latin words & phrases that help to explain the painting. First, as a collaborative group of students you will list all the words & phrases in the painting. Then, in class, students will be assigned several words that they will be required to research what the word means (citing the source). When completed we will have an entire glossary of all the Latin words & phrases in this painting, which in turn will help you write your final paper.

Final product on the page will look like:


 * **Latin Word** || **What it means** || **Source** || **Significance to the painting** ||
 * **Homo** || Man || google translator || all of mankind is caught in the middle of salvation history ||
 * Agnus Dei || Lamb of God || Catholic Encyclopedia || Jesus is the Lamb of God, fulfilling the promise to Abraham of a "lamb for the sacrifice" ||
 * Lex || Law || Google Translator || Moses is receiving the Law (the 10 Commandments) from God; which is fulfilled through the Beatitudes ||
 * Victoria Nostra || Victory over death || Catholic Encyclopedia || Jesus is victorious over death through His resurrection ||