ARTH 1380 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Christian Art, Edict, Luxurious
26 Jul 2016
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Art of late antiquity and the early christian period (3rd century-early 6th century) Christian art after edict of milan(313 ce) until ca. 500 ce(destruction in rome and split in churches. 395: split of roman empire into east and west. Artist has patron with different values and styles. The work on the left portrays a subject matter because of presence of the nude and animals, symbolizing perfection and relation with nature. The presence of the animal reinforce the source of power. The human being is at the top, has a great idealism from him. The animals aren"t conforming much scale because it"s a story. The work on the right has some of the technique are used from the roman. It"s a pagan goddess doing a offering a angel. It has perfect proportion of her body and a linear perspective on the work. It has a narrative scene from a historic past and symbolic motifs.
