Chapter 15A The Age of Faith Early Christian, Byzantine and Early Medieval Art

The first centuries after the death of Jesus, before Emperor Constantine proclaimed religious tolerance
for Christians, were known as the __________.

Period of Persecution

The __________ were a huge network of galleries and burial chambers beneath the city of Rome where
Christians worshiped in secret and buried their dead.

catacombs

As evidenced in the realistic poses and proportions of The Good Shepherd in the Catacomb of Saints
Pietro and Marcellino, Early Christians shared the art and culture but not the religion of __________.

The Classical World

What two stylistic emphases do we find in catacomb paintings?

Narrative and Iconic

Which work demonstrates the new spirituality of Christian Art?

Head of Constantine

__________ was one of the first and most important churches erected during the Early Christian period.
With its long nave and apse at one end, it was a __________ plan church.

Old St. Peter's; Latin Cross

The massive dome of Hagia Sophia appears to be light and graceful due to __________

light filtering through arched windows at its base

What does "Hagia Sophia" mean?

Holy Wisdom

The San Vitale apse mosaic Justinian and Attendants is characterized by all of the following except
__________.

that Justinian is by far the largest figure

In St. Mark's Cathedral in Venice, the arms of its cross plan are equal in length and the interior focus is
a central dome. This is known as a __________.

Greek Cross plan

Works such as the gold Scythian plaque from Siberia were primarily made by __________, and the
designs reflect their fascination with __________

barbarian tribes; fantastic human-animal forms

For Charlemagne's Palatine Chapel at Aachen, architects combined a(n) __________.

Byzantine central plan with Roman classical elements

Adam and Eve Reproached by the Lord, from the bronze doors of the Ottonian St. Michael's, is notable
because it __________.

represents the first sculpture cast in one piece since the fall of Rome

The most significant architectural aspect of St. Michael's at Hildesheim is its use of the __________ to
define the spaces within the rest of the church, thereby paving the way for Romanesque and Gothic
architecture.

crossing square