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NOTES Jewish, Early Christian & Byzantine Art Chapter 7

Reminders.... early audience halls became gathering places for Christian worship. Audience Hall of Constantius Chorus  = Basilica today The  Basilica's  large scale illustrated the aesthetic that was large in size, simple and plan and no-nonsense  Constantine the Great  (305 CE He emerged victorious in 312 CE defeating Maxentius (son of Maximian) in Rome. According to Christian tradition, "Constantine had a vision the night before the battle in which he saw a flaming cross in the sky and heard these words: "In this sign you shall conquer."" The next morning he ordered that his army's shields be  inscribed with the XP ( chi rho  in Latin) The labarum (Greek: λάβαρον) was a vexillum  (military standard)  that displayed the " Chi - Rho " symbol ☧, a  christogram  formed from the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ"  (Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, or Χριστός) —  Chi  (χ) and  Rho  (ρ).  It was first used by the Roman emperor

Test #2 of 5 Results

1. Name two materials we have seen that make a cameo: i.   onyx > extremely hard stone ii. sea shell 2. Name the three Greek Orders in chronological order: i. Doric ii. Ionic iii. Corinthian 3. A polytheist culture means what exactly? a culture that worships more than one god 4. We have seen two different plant forms on the tops of Ancient Egyptian columns.  Name the plants they represent? Lotus and  Papyrus 5. A contrapposto pose is:   >_____ ii ____  (fill in i, ii, or iii) a figure showing symmetrical balance       a figure showing asymmetrical balance iii.  a bronze object carried by wealthy women 6. Hierarchical Scale suggests that relative size indicates relative importance within the culture,          TRUE               or          FALSE      7. In architecture where is the Frieze located? Above the columns, under the pediment 8. A marble carving can be described as:  (Circle the correct answer.) subtractive carvi