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

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Good Shepard 

Catacombs of saints

Peter and marcellinus

Rome

4th century

<p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>Good Shepard&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>Catacombs of saints</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>Peter and marcellinus</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>Rome</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color: transparent;"><strong>4th century</strong></span></p>
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The Tetrarchs 

305, first half of the 4th century

roman emperor Diocletian

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Old Saint Peter’s Basilica

Rome

Ca. 324-40 4th century

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*Hagia Sophia 

istanbul/constantinople

532-537 (rebuilding)

Anthemius of tralles and isidorus of miletus

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Tetrarchy

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

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Orans

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

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Apostle

Apostle: one of the twelve disciples of Christ

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Basilica plan

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

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Nave

Nave: the central aisle of a church

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Apse

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

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Ambulatory 

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

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Central plan

  • Round or octagonal 

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

  • Central space