ARTS 149 1st Edition Lecture 23Late Antiquity/Early Christian Art Continued- Longitudinal v. Central Plan o Longitudinal Plan – St. Peter’s Basilica is an Example of thiso Central Plan (aka Tholos Plan) – Santa Costanza is an Example of this - Santa Costanza (ca. 337 – 351 )o Rome, Italyo Central Plan Vertical access is used (looking up not down room) Ambulatory is passageway around the inside of church o thought to be a mosoleum and used for baptistery o Interior Corinthian-Ionic composite double columns - 12 double columns to represent 12 apostles Filled with mosaics (glass) Large entablature at the capital - Mausoleum of GallaPlacidia (ca. 425)o Ravenna, Italyo Central Plan with Greek Crosso Interior view of GallaPlacidia Cross in starry sky with symbols of 4 evangelists Peter and paul are dressed in togaso Chapel may be for St. Lawrence (detail of frontal lunette)o Supposed to have held holy grail (cup which was used to drink wine at last supper)- Saint Apollinaire Nuovoo Ravenna, Italyo Dedicated to Theodoric He was king of ostrogothso Basilica plan o Interior Mosaics, marble, nave, columns with rounded arch, panel ceilingso Miracle of Loaves and FishThese 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. Not classicism, not focused on nature, no depth or background seen, formal/stiff figureso South wall = 26 male saints walk toward Christo North wall = 22 female saints leave from Classe- Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well Vienna Genesis o Ca. 6th century o Illuminated manuscripto Written in silver on purple vellum o Oldest illuminated bible manuscript o Rebecca brings water to Eliezer and his camels Depicted as a 2 scenes in one Figures are in profile, two-dimensional,
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