ARTH 1380 1ST Edition Lecture 29 Outline of Last Lecture - Dura-Europos- Synagogues - Christian churches - Catacombs- Sarcophagus Outline of Current Lecture - Types of churches- St. Peter’s church- Church of Santa Constanza- Santa Marian Maggiore- Galla PlacidaCurrent Lecture- The two known types of church were basilica and central plan - They both had an apse in the back of the church which is a semi-circle- The apse comes from Augustus forum design - Old St. Peter’s church it followed the basilica plan - The old church is not still standing we just have the reconstructed church and ideas of how the old one looked like- It had a cross shape that was ahead of its time seen in later years- It had a Hellenistic style - It was situated outside of Rome- It was in honor of St. Peter that was put death in this area and buried - There is a wider higher aisle the windows that were to let in more light - The middle part is the nave- The church shows the triumph of Christ- Stain glass was a later addition to the church - The side aisle was to look into the nave- There were classical looking arches and Corinthian columns taken from other buildings - The church of Santa Constanza it was from the fourth century a central plan church - It was made and dedicated to Constantine’s daughter Constanza - It was built to mark the tomb of Constanza it was originally a mausoleum and later became a church - It did not have a nave it was like a tower and this would have been for her sarcophagus itlooks classical - It has an ambulatory which is the aisle that goes around itThese notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.- There is a mosaic on the ceiling about making wine there is the wine stopping and this has a more Christian meaning because of the blood Christ as the Eucharist - The parting of Lot and Abraham is from Santa Marian Maggiore it follows a basilica church plan this is a mosaic that shows the complete story the fold in the drapery seems classical and it is not just frontal- Oratory of Galla Placida there is branches making in three dimensional there really isn’t oration - The good shepherd lunette there was a purple dye used shows Christ as gentle - The interior of Sant’ Apollinare has a long frieze looks classical it is richly decorated - The mosaic of miracle of loaves and fishes shows a sacred image in three dimensionalKey TermsNave- middle higher aisle of the Basilica church Ambulatory- part of the central church plan it is the aisle around the middle part of the
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