VIII. Early christian period

early christian period

art pertaining to those produced by the early christians until the founding of byzantine

cross and fish

symbolisms of ancient christians; became the initial basis for byzantine art

catacombs

many art produced were found here, where the early christians secretly gathered

edict of milan

a proclamation that permanently established religious toleration for Christianity within the Roman Empire. It was the outcome of a political agreement concluded in Milan between the Roman emperors Constantine I and Licinius in February 313.

monastic values

rejected the physical body and material world

monastic artists

they presented images that would draw the spectator to spiritual significance. appearances were nondescript; their function was to represent a historical or biblical character in a symbolic tableau

chi-rho

a monogram of (Χ) and (Ρ) as the first two letters of Greek Khristos Christ, used as a Christian symbol. placed on the armors of constantine w/c they believed to provide them success for every battle

basilica

law court of romans that were redesigned into churches with tripartite division of narthex, nave and apse

st. peter's basilica

most famous basilica located in rome

atrium

open-air court in the basilica

nave

the middle aisle of a church

apse

a semi-circular space in front of the nave

altar

placed at the center of the apse, accused of Iconoclasm/iconoclastic controversy in 726

emperor leo iii

prohibited the production of icons in representational human form