IHUM 201 Unit 2 Artwork

Christ as the Good Shepherd, Early Roman Christian

Symbolism - Christ is the Good Shepherd

Realistic, in contrast to calf-bearer of Archaic

Jonah Sarcophagus, Early Roman Christian

Symbolism is Resurrection

Includes a panel of Lazarus being raised from the dead as a shadow of Christ’s resurrection

Chi Rho Monogram, Early Roman Christian

Symbolizes Christ

A shorthand version of Christ, shows you are a believer in Christ

Ichthus, Early Roman Christian

Symbolizes Christ - Acronym for Jesus Christ, Son of God and Savior

A shorthand representation of Christ

Fish and anchor (cross) represents Christ

Old St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome Italy, Early Roman Christian

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Hagia Sophia, Byzantine

Greek Cross Plan or Central Domed Plan

Interior of Hagia Sophia, Byzantine

Pendentives, Hagia Sophia, Byzantine

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Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Early Roman Christian

Ravenna before Justianian

Christ as the Good Shepherd, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Early Roman Christian

Symbolizing the heavens

The Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Early Roman Christian

Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Early Roman Christian

Latin cross plan

Jesus Calls the Apostles, Sant Apollinare Nuovo, Early Roman Christian

The Magi bearing Gifts, Sant Apollinare Nuovo, Byzantine

Shift in the style - more 2D front facing, Added by Justinian

San Vitale, Byzantine

Commissioned by Justinian

Central dome, Greek cross plan

Christ Enthroned, San Vitale, Byzantine

Emperor Justinian and Courtiers, San Vitale, Byzantine

Cookie cutter stamp, forward facing

Shield is a symbol - Chiro monogram, Christ’s name

Warriors and Church authority maximinus represented

Glowing halo - circle of divinity, more than mere mortal, a representative of Christ

Place right in the middle - bringing together church and state

Empress Theodora and Retinue, San Vitale, Byzantine

Risen up from lowly obscurities

Beloved of the people

Powerful advisor to Justinian

Prominent position above the altar

Bringing a chalice for the wine

Part of ritual of the Eucharist

Bishop’s Ivory Cathedra of Maximan, Ravenna, Byzantine

Cathedra = sear of authority

Symbolic seat of authority for top ranking religious leader

Ivory panels attached to a wooden chair

Monastery of St. Catherine, Byzantine

In the west, outside of Ravenna in Sinai Deseret

Commissioned by Justinian

Many icons

Christ Pantocrater, St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, Byzantine

Greek icon: image, a window into the world of the sacred

A thing that permits a glimpse into the eternities for the Orthodox Christian faithful

Sanctuary at Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Islam

Place of the haj (pilgrimage)

1st most holy site in Islam

Dome of the Rock, Islam

2nd most holy site in Islam

Central dome

Use of calligraphy, Arabic from the Koran

Geometric shapes to represent eternity

Mosque in Cordoba, Spain, Islam

Inside the mosque is where rituals take place

Showcases the spread of Islam

Court of the Lions, Spain, Islam

A secular place because of the representation of lions

The Gospel Book of Charlemagne, Carolingian Renaissance

Artistic depictions of the four evangelists

Crucifixion, Carolingian Renaissance

Shows Byzantine influence

Palatine Chapel Interior, Carolingian Renaissance

Scivias (Know Thy Ways), Hildegard of Bingen, Romanesque

From the 1st vision of Hildegard of Bingen

Church of St Sernin, Romanesque

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Nave, Church of Saint Sernin

Latin cross plan

Stone barrel vaults

Buttresses

Crossing at intersection of transept an dance

Added ambulatory

Avarice and Calumny, Church of La madeleine, Romanesque

Jeremiah Trumeau, Abbey Church of St. Pierre, Romanesque

Pentecost, Church of La Madeleine, Romanesque

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Portal - the entire doorway

Tympanum - rounded (half moon shape) area above the doors

Archivolt- on the edges of the tympanum (like rainbow arches)

Mandorla - the center of the tympanum (almond shape) Christ in the center

Trumeau - central supporting column

Abbey Church of St. Denis, Gothic

Pointed arches, ribbed vaulting, big clerestory space

Cathedral of Notre Dame, Gothic

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Interior Upper Chapel, La Sainte Chappelle,Gothic

Notre Dame de Belle Verriere, Chartres Cathedral, Gothic

Depicting the Virgin Mary as the wisdom seat

Virgin Mary tympanum, Chartres, Gothic

The seat of wisdom

Chartres Cathedral, Gothic

Beautiful Lord, Chartres, gothic

More movement, more realistic