The mural on the left shows an Etruscan tomb, more specifically it shows young men and women frolicking in a lively and colorful way. The reasoning for this type of decoration inside the tomb is to promise that life after death will be fun, and lively, and happy for those buried in the tomb. The theme in the left tomb is supposed to show dancing and happiness of both men and women in hopes that the paintings represent the afterlife of those people buried there. The image on the right shows a Christian catacomb that has religious themes that the Etruscan one doesn't represent. The reasoning for the Christian catacombs was the fact that Christianity wasn't the official religion of the region in which this tomb was created therefore
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The themes in the right catacomb use art to visualize important stories and concepts along with imagery from Roman and Jewish art. More specifically the right image shows Christian subjects like Jesus and others from the religion but in a Roman style. The right image also implements a common theme that arose in Christian art called the narrative image, more specifically it represents an event from St. Peter's life, as well as iconic imagery, in this example the catacomb shows Christ's face with alpha and omega, a theme of this period in art history. Both images are related to life after death because they are painted in places where the dead are buried and where funeral ceremonies occur. The left image represents what people wanted in the afterlife while the right image represents Early Christian emphasis on Christ and his role in the afterlife. The subjects in the left image don't represent specific people but more events that those in that time period wanted to experience in the afterlife. The right image was during the time when iconic imagery was a theme and its shows Christ and other religious subjects because of the emphasis placed on religion for Early Christians as well as the iconic representation of Christ. The right image is less about the afterlife and more about the central ideas of Early Christian beliefs and afterlife and the stories of the bible that Christians
The themes in the right catacomb use art to visualize important stories and concepts along with imagery from Roman and Jewish art. More specifically the right image shows Christian subjects like Jesus and others from the religion but in a Roman style. The right image also implements a common theme that arose in Christian art called the narrative image, more specifically it represents an event from St. Peter's life, as well as iconic imagery, in this example the catacomb shows Christ's face with alpha and omega, a theme of this period in art history. Both images are related to life after death because they are painted in places where the dead are buried and where funeral ceremonies occur. The left image represents what people wanted in the afterlife while the right image represents Early Christian emphasis on Christ and his role in the afterlife. The subjects in the left image don't represent specific people but more events that those in that time period wanted to experience in the afterlife. The right image was during the time when iconic imagery was a theme and its shows Christ and other religious subjects because of the emphasis placed on religion for Early Christians as well as the iconic representation of Christ. The right image is less about the afterlife and more about the central ideas of Early Christian beliefs and afterlife and the stories of the bible that Christians