ARTH 212 Lecture Notes - Portrait Of The Four Tetrarchs, Christian Art, Apse
9 Mar 2013
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Constantine and the arts of the fourth and fifth centuries. Other half, analysis of why it is important. While its origins are important, its not possible to say that constatine allowed it to change the style or art. Columns of trajan, 112-17 and marcus aurelius 180-92. Some of stylistic change away from mimetic (mimesis) >the reproduction of what we understand as reality that is shown in art. Prof thinks it s a misunderstood change in art history. Basic iconography is common> adlocutio (stance, gesture of silence> giving a commandment/going to give an address) >emperor shown giving a command, sign of power, figures addressing a crowd. >trajan: different kind of composition; seems more 3d bc stacked them, seems recession in space; figures have different position, personality, clothing, etc. ; trajan if offcenter, not larger, what tells us who is is his address.
