Mckenna Form-Excavated tufa Function-site to house the dead Content- The paintings are composed of painterly brush strokes Context- Located in Rome, Italy Tradition-The paintings are pompeian in style. Interpretation- In the Orants Fresco there is a mother and child, which could be the Virgin Mary with Christ. Artistic intent- In the Good shepherd fresco, Christ is represented as a shepherd to show how christ saves the sinners who stray from his flock. Audience response- Some earlier explorers of the catacombs vandalized it because they believed it was cursed.
Nandini Form:fresco Function: the Orant fresco is an abstract representation of the soul of the deceased Content: contained scenes from a Christian woman's life Context: Named for Priscilla who donated the land fro her family's burial and then later to Christians Tradition: a portrait of Christ which is a pastoral motif in ancient art going back to the Greeks Interpretation: parallels between Old and New Testament stories Artistic Intent: To embody and represent the Christian faith in the afterlife Audience Response: the catacomb contains the tombs of seven popes, was an important Christian burial site
Form- paintings in pompeiian style Function- tombs of seven popes and many early christian martyrs Content-painting of a teacher with children Context- the greek chapel is named for two greek inscriptions near the entrance Tradition- hands are traditionally outstretched in prayer Interpretation- symbolism of the good shepherd Artistic Intent- to show parallels between old and new testament stories Audience Response- seen as a fulfillment of hebrew scripture
Mckenna
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Function-site to house the dead
Content- The paintings are composed of painterly brush strokes
Context- Located in Rome, Italy
Tradition-The paintings are pompeian in style.
Interpretation- In the Orants Fresco there is a mother and child, which could be the Virgin Mary with Christ.
Artistic intent- In the Good shepherd fresco, Christ is represented as a shepherd to show how christ saves the sinners who stray from his flock.
Audience response- Some earlier explorers of the catacombs vandalized it because they believed it was cursed.
Nandini
ReplyDeleteForm:fresco
Function: the Orant fresco is an abstract representation of the soul of the deceased
Content: contained scenes from a Christian woman's life
Context: Named for Priscilla who donated the land fro her family's burial and then later to Christians
Tradition: a portrait of Christ which is a pastoral motif in ancient art going back to the Greeks
Interpretation: parallels between Old and New Testament stories
Artistic Intent: To embody and represent the Christian faith in the afterlife
Audience Response: the catacomb contains the tombs of seven popes, was an important Christian burial site
Form- paintings in pompeiian style
ReplyDeleteFunction- tombs of seven popes and many early christian martyrs
Content-painting of a teacher with children
Context- the greek chapel is named for two greek inscriptions near the entrance
Tradition- hands are traditionally outstretched in prayer
Interpretation- symbolism of the good shepherd
Artistic Intent- to show parallels between old and new testament stories
Audience Response- seen as a fulfillment of hebrew scripture