Out of the Catacombs and onto the World Stage: Early Christian Art

Good Shepard 

Catacombs of saints

Peter and marcellinus

Rome

4th century

The Tetrarchs 

305, first half of the 4th century

roman emperor Diocletian

Old Saint Peter’s Basilica

Rome

Ca. 324-40 4th century

*Hagia Sophia 

istanbul/constantinople

532-537 (rebuilding)

Anthemius of tralles and isidorus of miletus

Tetrarchy

Tetrarchy: a form of government in which power is shared by four rulers, instituted famously in the Roman Empire

Orans

Orans: a posture of prayer, in which a person is shown standing with forearms extended upwards

Apostle

Apostle: one of the twelve disciples of Christ

Basilica plan

Basilica plan: a longitudinal church floor plan, consisting of a nave, two to four aisles, and a semicircular apse

Nave

Nave: the central aisle of a church

Apse

Apse: a semi-circular space, often located at the east end of a church

Ambulatory 

Ambulatory: a covered walkway that allows continuous movement through a building

Central plan

• Round or octagonal 

• Ambulatory covered walkway that allows you to permeate around the building, creates centralization

• Central space