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CHAPTER 11 Can you describe the iconography of Christ and its sources? Can you explain the themes popular in Jewish and Early Christian art? Can you name the two plans popular for Christian churches? Can you name the parts of each church? Can you identify the sources of Christian churches and how Christian builders adapted their models to suit their needs? Do you have definitions for all of the terms introduced in this chapter? Can you describe the formal characteristics of Early Christian art and its relationship to classical art? How did the Early Christian formal qualities change over time? Can you explain the purpose, organization, and ornamentation of catacombs near Rome?
11 PAGANS, CHRISTIANS, AND JEWS THE ART OF LATE ANTIQUITY TEXT PAGES 300-323 1. Define or identify the following: lunette orants Torah Galla Placidia Sol Invicturs Theodoric Visigoths codex continuous narrative Diptych illuminated manuscript Vellum 1. How might the images from the walls of the synagogue at Dura Europas be explained in view of the second commandment forbidding the making of graven images?
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2. What were the catacombs, and what was their importance for the Early Christians? 3. What did the story of Jonah symbolize for Early Christians? 4. How was Christ most often represented during the Period of Persecution? List three attributes he acquired during the Period of Recognition. 5. What is the significance of the following themes that appear on the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus (FIG. 11-5)? Christ seated between Saints Peter and Paul: Christ on a donkey: Adam and Eve: Daniel and the lions: Abraham and Isaac: Christ before Pontius Pilate: 6. The chart of pages 308 and 309 of your text divide commonly depicted events of Christ’s life and death into three categories. Place the following events in the appropriate category writing “C” for Incarnation and Childhood, “M” for Ministry, and “P” for Passion: Adoration of the Magi _ ____
Entry into Jerusalem
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Agony in the Garden
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Last Supper
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Annunciation
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Flagellation & Mocking
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Ascension
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Massacre of Innocents & Flight into Egypt
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Baptism
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Miracles
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Betrayal and Arrest
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Nativity
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Calling of Matthew
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Noli Me Tangere
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Cleansing of the Temple__ ____ Crucifixion
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Presentation at the Temple ___ ___ Resurrection
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Supper at Emmaus
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Delivery of Keys to Peter ___ ___
Deposition
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Three Marys at the Tomb ___ ___
Descent into Limbo
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Transfiguration
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Visitation
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Dispute at the temple __ ____
8. Two architectural sources for the Early Christian Basilica of Old St. Peter's in Rome were How did Early Christian builders modify the plan of the Roman pagan basilica in order to convert it to Christian use? 8. Copy the plan of St. Peter’s (FIG. 11-7) and label the following parts: atriumapse narthex nave transept 9. How does the Church of Santa Costanza (FIGS. 11-9 and 11-10) differ from basilican churches? What may have been its original purpose? 10. In what ways, other than subject matter, can Early Christian mosaics be distinguished from earlier Roman examples? What qualities of the mosaic medium made it the favorite of Early Christian and Byzantine artists? 11. What Roman illusionistic elements were retained into the Early Christian mosaic The Parting of Lot and Abaham (FIG. 11-13)? What was their purpose? 12. Write down two remnants of Roman illusionism that can be found in the mosaic Christ as the Good Shepherd in the mausoleum of Galla Placidia (FIG. 1115). 13. The type of palace church erected in Ravenna by Theodoric (FIG. 11-16) is known as a_________ 14. Name two features of the mosaics of St. George at Thessalonika (FIG. 11-18) that will become standard for Byzantine art:
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