ART 250 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Apse, Aisle, Patron Saint
27 Jul 2018
School
Department
Course
Professor
Document Summary
With the edict of milan (313 ce) he legalized christianity. Niche w/ a statue that"s 40 feet high that was maxentius until he was defeated, then. Constantine cut off the head of the statue and replaced it with his head. Seated ruler (like the temple of zeus) The exterior isn"t that decorated, but the interior is to die for. Constantine moved the capital to constantinople (byzantion/modern day istanbul) * the term byzantine was created in the 16th century. Arabs conquered some of the east and africa. Incredible, low-relief sculptures of scenes from the old and new testament. Jesus speaking to peter and paul right in the middle, sitting on a lion throne, stepping on the sky god"s head. Cross-shaped building with barrel vaults and a dome on top. Tessere - individual piece of cutting glass. A nice mosaic of the four symbols of the four gospels (matthew, mark, It"s jesus with no beard and a cool halo.
