Early Christian Flashcards
1
Q
What did the Edict of Milan do in 313?
A
It ended persecution of Christians
2
Q
What style does early christian art belong to?
A
Roman style?
3
Q
What is the importance of prefiguration?
A
This showed Old Testament stories as prefigurations of New Testament persons and events.
4
Q
The Good Shepard
A
- mosaic
- rise of Revera, the capital of the west
- mixture of classical and christian world
- nimbus (halo) around Christ’s head
- blatant depiction of a cross
- regal depiction of Christ
5
Q
Orants
A
Depiction of prayer?
6
Q
Catacomb of San Pietro and Marcellinus
A
- outside and underground
- rounded w Christ in the center
- New and Old Testament depictions as symbol for Christ
- blending of Roman elements
- orants
- Jonah and the Whale=prefiguration
7
Q
baptistery
A
the part of a church used for baptism
8
Q
catacomb
A
an underground cemetery consisting of a subterranean gallery with recesses for tombs
9
Q
lunettes
A
something crescent shaped
