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Fresco of Breaking of the bread and fish jesus followers a sort of communion |
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Orant Fresco continuous narrative note: dove & peacock naturalism woman died and it shows different parts of her life dove on the right with olive branch dove is the holy spirit embodied |
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Good shepherd medallion surrounded by lunettes lamb is probably jesus, or those who love him |
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Early christian symbols |
Some early christian symbols Matthew-angel(man) Mark: Lion Luke: Ox John: Eagle olive branch= peace bread and wine- grapes, blood and body dove- peace lamb/sheep lamb of gods fire- gods presence/ holy spirit cross- jesus sacrifice redemption fish- jesus anchor- hope and salvation circle= eternity |
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Constantine legalizes christianity end of 4th c christianity is roman empires official religion church hierarchy is created |
3.13 Edict of Milan |
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Basilica of Santa Sabina Rome 422-432 brick stone, wooden roof her bones make this sacred apps where the alter is, oriented toward jerusalem (east) set up to create a space where you entered the world of god plainness of the exterior |
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5th- 9th c and beyond |
Byzantine Art not allow eye contact with jesus more powerful then you mosaic symbolism over realism Christianity= power jesus as emperor church and state icons art as an act of anonymous action |
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San Vitale in Ravenna 526 Justinians power bishop Ecclesius Archbishop maximiN Justinian and theodora central plan Nave, narthex, aisle, apse, narthex- main lobby, opposite apse, transitional space dome supported by squinches- stone lintels place across an octagonal drum creating a base/support jesus, the immortal body jesus as lamb of god peacock symbolizes immortality |
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San Vitale Apse with youthful christ flanked by angles introducing St. not jesus paid for it and wants to be known that he's like jesus justinian holding bread which is jesus floating feet foot covering another foot beard represents working hard wife from lower class she puts jesus in front other curtains to reveal something religious (holy water) |
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Hagia Sophia By: Anthemios of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus 530s justinian Byzantine Constantinople, instanbul hybrid plan light very important apear as floating arabic writing muslims supports (pendentives) of dome seem hidden rest on piers round dome on a square half domes which then form a rectangle pendetives which look like triangles but curbed |
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Jesus as pantocrator all powerful no eye contact look down on you watching you |
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Virgin and child between the saints 6th or 7th c encaustic on wood hot colored wax icons meditate and direct prayers toward them but don't worship! |
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Vienna Genesis iluminated manuscript Byzantine early 6th c pigment on vellum/parchment(dyed purple, silver ink) greek oldest surviving illuminated ms rebecca and eliezer at the well eliezer sent by abrham to find a wife for isaac |
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jacob wrestles with the "angel" |
