Discuss How early Christian art develop out of the Roam style into what will be Byzantine style art. Be sure to include information concerning the history behind the fall of the Western Empire and the rise of the Eastern Byzantine Empire. Be sure to discuss the architecture just as much as the objects. Use these examples: (Please Cite)
Christ as the Good Shepard statue
Janius Bassus Sarcophagus
Ivory Relief of the Judas and the Crucifixion
Gall Placidia Mausoleum and the Good Shepard mosaic
Sant’ Apollinare church and the Miracle of Loaves and Fishes mosaic
Hagia Sophia church
San Vitale and its Justinian and Theodora mosaics