Saint Helena, mother of Constantine I the Great

Saint Helena, Roman empress, wife of Constantius I Chlorus, mother of Constantine I the Great, c.248 - 328. In ornate Imperial Greek costume of bejeweled crown, long robe under a dalmatic, late 9th century. Helena holds the holy mountain of Calvary and the veiled woman holds the lance and sponge from the cruxifiction. Taken from MS 510 G, ancien fonds Latin, Bibliotheque Imperiale. Sainte Helene, Empire de Byzance, IXe Siecle. Chromolithograph by Franz Kellerhoven after Claudius Joseph Ciappori from Charles Louandre's Les Arts Somptuaires, The Sumptuary Arts, Hangard-Mauge, Paris, 1858

9th Century Bibliotheque Imperiale Calvary Charles Louandre Claudius Joseph Ciappori Dalmatic Hangard-mauge Ixe Siecle Jeweled Les Arts Somptuaires Long Robe Roman Empress Sponge The Sumptuary Arts

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