ARTHIST 1A03 Lecture 18: Art History 1A03 Final Exam Notes
14 Dec 2015
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Prohibition and destruction of works of visual at that were considered inappropriate in religious context. Longitudinal vs central plan churches- l- forecourt and atrium with porch/narthex. Like basilicas with atrium, narthex and apse but more vertical axis through center of dome. Images were iconic- carried into byzantine, can pick them out and metaphoric- images had meaning attached. They were also narrative- scenes described in scripture. Architecture- basilicas and basilical plans- congregational, gathering places for worship/religion. Used a lot of purple colouring- was a colour of power and privilege seen in hierarchical scale. Constantine- took power form maxentius, a lot of things he did. Constantine took over and made better in his own way- arch of. Constantine, basilica od maxentius- he had a nova and statue of self erected. See lots of realism, features were emphasized, jaw, chin, eyes to show power. Constantine saw image of chi and rho in the sky, the symbol of.
