ART 100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mihrab, Istanbul, Basilica Of San Vitale
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Classical art- religious art review: midterm 2 (part 3) Religious art (jewish, christian, byzantine, & islamic art) The traditions of jewish, christian, and islamic religions would bring about significant change to art, and the philosophy of art. Traditions for jewish art have references in the holy scriptures of the. Later styles exhibit influences from both near eastern and roman sources. Jewish themes, mainly religious, have been discovered in catacomb fresco paintings from 244ce. Some of the depictions include daily life and images of menorahs and the ark of the covenant. As christianity begins to affect art, the expression moves away from observed realism or intellectual reason: artworks expressed that which was felt, or the spiritual, and the power of faith was ultimately exalted. Christian artworks essentially use images to tell a narrative, or for symbolic importance. Later, as the religion spread, elaborate mosaics were used to decorate mausoleums and churches.