Friday, November 13, 2015

Chapter 8

Who- Greco Romans 
What- Christ Seated
When- 350-375
Where-from Civita Latina, Italy, ca 
Why- retain traditional greco-roman values
How- Marble




Who- Romans
What- Interior of Santa Sabina Looking northeast
Where- Rome, Italy
When- 422-432
Why- Constantine reign
How-Timber-roofed illuminated by clerestory windows corinthian columns





What- Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus 
Where- from Rome, Italy, 
When- 359
Why- Junius Bassus was baptized into Christianity just before his death 
How- Marble 





Who- Romans
What- Miracle of the loaves and fishes, 
 Where- from the top register of the nave wall (above the clerestory windows) of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy, 
When- ca. 504
why- tell story
How- mosaic



Who- Romans
What- Christ as Sol Invictus,
                                           where- detail of the mosaic Vatican Necropolis, Rome, Italy,
                                                           when- late third century
Why- tell story
How- mosaic









Who- Romans
what- The Old farmer Corycus, folio 7 verso 
where- of the Vatican Vergil,
when- ca 400-420
how- Tempera on parchment codex's gradual replacement of the scroll-the dominant book form in the ancient world- has been called the most important advance in book making before the invention of printing

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