ART-2100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Santa Costanza, Roman Mosaic, Glass Pieces
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Many roman aesthetic traditions were adapted by early christian civilization to fit their emerging culture. Similar themes and imagery can be seen between the two cultures in the way they built structures, such as the. Basilica of santa sabina, and decorated the inside of holy sites, such as the roman pantheon and the christian"s mausoleum of galla placidia. Early christian"s utilized the same artistic media as their surrounding pagan culture, such as fresco and mosaics, which were often displayed in the apse or domes of churches. Christian frescoes, such as the ones in the. Catacombs, adapted the late classical style of the human figure, but added their own variations (the head being slightly larger than the body). Early christians also adapted roman motifs to fit their culture. They shifted from a polytheistic to monotheistic society so they had to alter the depictions of gods and goddesses to be just of one god.
