HAA 0105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Italian Empire, Shirin, Roman Art
13 Mar 2018
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First representation of the crucifixion of christ. Something strange and different for the early romans. Roman emperor converts him and the empire to christianity. He has a vision when the christian god shows him a version of the cross and says he will win the battle with this symbol: year 312. Begins to erect christian symbols and statues. Large to emphasize the worship of the emperor. Constructed by the e(cid:374)ate to co(cid:373)(cid:373)e(cid:373)orate co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e"s (cid:448)ictory. Free standing gates: symbolic, enduring monument. Patch work: decorated with sculptures taken from other monuments and reused, spolia. Images of emperors doing ideal things: shows that constantine is a part of a long glamorous history. The sculptures that were made for him show a loss of skill (conscious change in style legibility: frame constantine (focus power on the emperor, away from naturalism to the expression of power. Constantine is new (break from tradition: contrast of classical and brute sculptures.
