ARTHIST 101 1st Edition Lecture 23 Interior of Santa Sabina Rome Italy 422 432 AD 3 part floor plan 2 part elevation Archaic level on the lowest Level of clearstory up above Intended to amplify the victory of Christ himself Amplify the sense of authority Spolia Mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna Italy c 425 AD Ravenna high defense mechanism surrounded by marshes power structure Allaric comes and takes Ravenna Honorius Taken hostage Originally attached to a church of Christ Built as a chapel dedicated to St Lawrence Utilized for funerary function Disguised from outside Focus on growth of heavenly themes Cruciform structure of the building Growth of the use of Mosaic in the Christian area Decorative as well as narrative mosaic on top Image of St Lawrence himself griddle he was grilled alive on next to him great hero Regality of the roman empire to the saint of a martyr Golden halo behind his head holiness depicted Matthew Mark Luke John portrayed as gospel writers Dome structure vaulted dome structure These 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 4 gospel writers upper left Matthew Upper right Luke Bottom left John Bottom right Mark Christ as the Good Shepherd mosaic from the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna Italy c 425 AD Christ name for himself Clean shaven and youthful Gold and purple colored Holds the cross Sheep and the like Glittering halo Gold represents heaven holiness on earth Sant Apollinare Nuovo Ravenna Italy dedicated in 504 AD Interior of Sant Apollinare Nuovo Ravenna Italy dedicated in 504 AD 3 part floor plan Walls decorated in Mosaic Didactic Christ viewed as the focal point Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes Mosaic from Sant Apollinare Ravenna Italy c 504 AD Christ shown in the middle Fairly symmetrical view of the face Abstraction viewing more holiness of the scene Bold outlines filled with color Preaching to a group of 5 000 Christ states that they should feed the hungry people hover in the hands of Christ Halo behind Christ s head Nimbus intensely theological only Christ Byzantium Early Byzantine Era Begins with Constantine Justinian as Conqueror Barberini Ivory Ivory Mid Sixth Century AD Ivory rare Incredibly rare since it is very difficult to carve use The correlations and differences that are portrayed Comparison between this and Primaporta of Augustus Trying to connect himself to the great ruler of Constantine Spear held to show power and authority Dressed in military garments head of military state Dynamic presentation to amplify power and scale of hierarchy Sandal wear similar to Tetrarchs Being crowned victorious Wreath to the head Christian emperor NOT pagan emperor An allegory of victory syncretic Embodiment of the earth Apron on the girl under horse filled with fruits veggies Idea of a maternal nurturing Horse rears out and rumps a barbarian in the back can see the beard and embroidered pants to represent the barbarian Image of Christ is above and the rest is below Below conquered by him Pants beards fill up the bottom tier to amplify barbarians Peace prosperity represented Lion tiger elephant all amplified to show expansion This has all been completed with the faith of Christ Christ is clean shaven and youthful showing the redemption of mankind Mandolin heaven and earth at once Christ duality God and man at once The alpha and Omega