As the Ancient Greece/ Roman shift into the time of Constantine, “who worshipped the traditional gods and embraced the values of the classical world” (Kleiner 235), their forms of art also changed from the study of anatomy to imperial sculptures, portraits, and paintings of gods and heroes with mythological scenes.
Christ as the Good Shepherd, Figure 8-8 in the textbook, is an example of the new form of art. This sculpture is very rare because free stand sculptures decreased majorly during that time, but there are many Christians that still follow the traditional values. In this figure, “Christ is a long-haired young man dressed in a simple tunic. He stands in a classical contrapposto stance with his right hip outthrust and his left leg bent”
Christ as the Good Shepherd, Figure 8-8 in the textbook, is an example of the new form of art. This sculpture is very rare because free stand sculptures decreased majorly during that time, but there are many Christians that still follow the traditional values. In this figure, “Christ is a long-haired young man dressed in a simple tunic. He stands in a classical contrapposto stance with his right hip outthrust and his left leg bent”