Unit 3 Early Christian Art

Early Christian art in the early centuries were found mostly in

• Churches

• Cathedrals

• Catacombs

• Along with Roman depictions

The reuse of architectural elements from the Romans in Christianity is called

• Spolia

• Narthex

• Clerestory

• Coffer

The Pompeian style usually features:

• Geometric mathematical and colorful shapes

• Precise figurative works

• Contours and gestures

• Sketchy painterly brustrokes

In the Good Shepard Fresco you can see

• Mostly flocks of sheep

• Sinners and demons to be denounced

• Jesus as the saviour of all animals

• Images that parallel events between the new and old testament

The construction of the Santa Sabina was influenced by the

• Parthenon

• Pantheon

• Hagia Sophia

• Old St. Peters

A Lunette best describes

• a waiting room for soon to be Christians

• a figure with hands raised in prayer

• a recessed shape in a church for artwork

• the angel of re-birth.

Catacombs were used to bury the poor in walls called

• Cubicula

• Loculi

• Spolia

• Nave

During which century did the Roman Empire begin to crumble in the West?

• 2nd century CE
• 1st centurty BCE
• 4th century CE
• 8th century CE

It was a common practice among Christians and Jews to bury their dead in underground cemeteries called:

• necropolis
• sarcophagi
• tombs
• catacombs

True or False: The catacombs included paintings of the Madonna and Child.

• TRUE
• FALSE