EARLY JUDAIC, EARLY CHRISTIAN AND BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE For the purposes of this course, the following images are categorized by period/culture: Early Jewish Art and Architecture Menorahs and Ark of the Covenant, wall painting in a Jewish catacomb, Villa Torlonia, Rome, Italy Early Christian Art and Architecture Good Shepherd, Orants and Story of Jonah, painted ceiling of the Catacomb of Saints Peter and Marcellinus, Rome Reconstruction drawing of Old Saint Peter's, Rome Elements of Architecture: Basilica-Plan and Central-Plan Churches Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy Good Shepherd, mosaic in the lunette over the west entrance Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy Early Byzantine Art and Architecture Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. Church of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey Church of Hagia Sophia, interior Church of San Vitale, interior Emperor Justinian and His Attendants, mosaic on the north wall of the apse, Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy Empress Theodora and Her Attendants, mosaic on the south wall of the apse, Church of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy The Transfiguration of Christ with Saint Apollinaris, First Bishop of Ravenna, mosaic in the apse, Church of Sant' Apollinare in Classe, the former part of Ravenna (Classis), Italy Page with the Crucifixion, from the Rabbula Gospels from Beth Zagba, Syria Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels, icon, Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt Vocabulary: syncretism catacomb cubiculum loculi menorah Ark of the Covenant Torah roundel lunette orant nave narthex transept aisle clerestory apse triumphal arch Latin cross Greek cross pendentive icon iconoclasm manuscript miniature codex parchment mosaic tesserae fresco imperial imagery mausoleum Old Testament New Testament Ten Commandents Transfiguration Who was who? Constantine Galla Placidia Emperor Justinian and Empress Theodora Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus Saint Apollinaris Peter Geography: Ravenna Rome Byzantium/Constantinople/Istanbul Classe/Classis Beth Zagba, Syria Mount Sinai, Egypt Jerusalem Be able to label a basilica-plan church (See page 171, Elements of Architecture.) Know the difference between a basilica-plan church and a central-plan church.) Be able to name the four evangelists and their traditional symbols. Be able to identify the traditional Christian symbols of the dove, fish, lamb (sheep), alpha, omega and their meanings.