Transcript Early Christian Period Art - Montgomery County Schools

Early Christian Period Art
Period of Persecution
33A.D.- 313 A.D.
• During the late Roman
Empire Roman Rulers
(Caesars) were considered
gods.
• Worshiping anyone but the
Caesar was outlawed.
• Christians were forced to
worship in private–
underground in the same
places that were used as
tombs.
Period of Recognition
313A.D.- 527A.D.
• In 313 A.D. the Roman
Emperor Constantine is
reported to have
received a vision from
God.
• Constantine would then
declare Christianity the
accepted religion of the
Roman Empire.
• Christians were able to
worship in public.
Byzantine Art
• As the Roman Empire
expanded it became
difficult to manage and
split into East and West.
• The Eastern Empire
would become known
as the Byzantine
Empire. The styles of its
art reflected an Asian
influence.
The Haggia Sophia
Justinian- The Christian
Emperor of the
Byzantine Empire built
the magnificent Haggia
Sophia in his capital.
The Carolingian Empire
• After 527 the Roman
Empire collapsed
overtaken by German
barbarians
• By the late 700s stability
was retuned by the
strong leadership of
Charlemagne.
• Art began to thrive
under government
sponsorship.
Ottonian Period
• After the death of
Charlemagne the
European empire was in
chaos until the rise of
Otto I of Bavaria around
900 A.D.
• Art generally suffered
except in Otto’s empire.
He attempted to recreate
Roman styles in his “ Holy
Roman Empire”.
Romanesque
1000 - 1200
• Art forms imitated
Roman artistic style
thrived in Europe.
• This style would later be
referred to as
Romanesque.
Gothic Art
1200-1300s
• Gothic Art is originally
named for the Goths
(Germans) who
destroyed the Roman
Empire.
• Many critics saw the
forms and subjects as
barbaric even though
Gothic art was
produced much later.