ART 100 Lecture 11: Religious Art
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Jewish, early christian art, byzantine art, islamic art. With wall paintings of old testament themes ca. The good shepherd, the story of jonah, and orans, painted ceiling. Understand the new aesthetic informing the art & how it"s different from the art of classical period. Mosaic from the nave wall sant" apollinaire nuovo. Examine art in the golden age of justinian. Understand the cultural mix of roman christian and eastern influence in the art of byzantine. Justinian rebuilt the church of wisdom- now called the hagia. Sophia- anthemius of tralles & isidorus of miletus. Hagia sophia has the largest dome ever built 100 ft. across. Used pendentives to make the dome appear to float in mid air. Mosaic on north wall of the apse. Note: only read the first 3 pages of the islamic art chapter of the textbook. Page from the koran in kufic script from syria or iraq.
