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Early Christian Art
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http//www.huntfor.com/arthistory/medieval/earlych
ristian.htm Take a tour of Early Christian Art on
the Web.
Early Christian
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http//museum.research.missouri.edu/ecbyz.htm View
these Early Christian images and read this
summary.
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http//home.att.net/wegast/symbols/symbols.htm Vi
ew Christian symbols at this site.

• Symbols have been used by the Christian church
  since the earliest ages for many reasons
• As a secret sign among the faithful during times
  of persecution.
• As a means of teaching biblical truths to those
  unable to read.
• As a way of reminding believers of God's
  sovereignty over all creation.
• As a means of memorializing God's divine activity
  in human history.

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http//www.bright.net/gray0013/symbols/symbols.ht
ml Another great site to view and read
interpretations of Christian Symbolism.
Also, www.symbols.net has symbols of all genres.
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http//home.rochester.rr.com/gocek/images/christn/
Another great site for Christian symbolism.
This site Also provides graphics that are easy to
print off for Study and coloring.
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http//www.pallasart.com/ikons/early.html Some of
the earliest Christian Ikons are posted here.
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1. What type of Christian Imagery was produced
during Christs lifetime?2. Where do the first
Christian images come from (geographically)?3.
How was Christianity first percieved when it
first emerged as a religion?4. What year was
Christianity declared to be a lawful religion?5.
What was the Edict of Toleration?6. When was
Constantine converted to Christianity?7. Why was
Constantines conversion so important to the
development of Christian architecture?8. What
was the Mithras cult?9. What was a
"house-church"? Where had Christians met
previously?10. What are the influences of the
earliest Christian imagery?11. What was the
result of some of these first attempts to
translate scripture into imagery?12. What are
the catacombs? What were their various
functions?13. Describe the "style/technique" of
the typical catacomb imagery.14. What are
loculi? Cubicula?15. What did the early images
of Jesus in the catacomb look like? What are the
origins of this image?16. What is the origin of
the basilica?17. Describe the basic layout of
Old St. Peters18. What is a clerestory?19.
What was the idea for interior décor vs. exterior
décor?20. Know the parts of a basilica.
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21. Know the difference between a round or
octagonal plan and a longitudinal plan.22. What
was the centrally-planned church based on (plan).
Why would this origin be appropriate for a
church?23. How were the early Christian mosaics
different from those of the ancient Greeks and
Romans?24. What were the purposes of these new
Christian mosaic programs?25. Describe some of
the stylistic attributes of the Byzantine mosaic
artisans.26. What does gold symbolize in early
Christian art?27. What is a codex? Vellum?
Parchment?28. What is a continuous
narrative?29. Why would the illustrations be
more important than the texts in these early
manuscripts?30. What are the features of the
"Constantinian style" with regard to
sarcophagi?31. Why is it appropriate to find an
image of Jonah on the sarcophagus of Santa Maria
Antigua?32. What does the image of Jonah on that
sarcophagus tell us about the source
material?33. What is the relevance of the images
of the four seasons on the Good Shepherd
sarcophagus?34. What is a diptych?
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How can you make a work of Christian influenced
art? What symbols will you use? What story will
you tell? What materials will you use? Who is
your intended audience?
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