Essay on Images of Christian Devotion in Late Antiquity...

Images of Christian devotion in Late Antiquity and Byzantium Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus in Rome represents reflects the transformed status of Christianity. Junius Bassus was a member of a senatorial family and he was responsible for the administration of the city of Rome. Junius Bassus died at the age of 42 in the year 359, this sarcophagus was made for him. He had become a convert to Christianity before his death. The style and iconography of the sarcophagus reflects the transformed status of Christianity. Before the time of Constantine, the picture of Christ was never used directly by important members of the Roman Emperor. In this sarcophagus, Christ represented directly and delivered from Roman Imperial Art perspective. Peter†¦show more content†¦The wheat and grates represent the wine and bread of the Eucharist. The toga was used as symbol of high social status. The Ceiling of the Mausoleum of Galla shows Christ as the Good Shepherd taking care of his sheep’s. This picture show Christ with a golden halo (Gold color repre sents power and wealthy). He is wearing a loyal purple mantle to show that he is a king and god. He is also holding a Christian cross. In this article Senses and Sensibility in Byzantium by Liz James will side step the squabble between art history and visual culture. It will explain what happen with art history and visual culture. Furthermore, it will explain how these both interact with other senses. The authors explain how the five senses of the human are involved in Art. Byzantine art tends to be considered in almost exclusively visual terms. However, Byzantine writings about works of art appeal to all the senses and aim to involve the listener (who may also be looking at the object described) in an emotional engagement with the image and with the scene it depicts. Accordantly to the author â€Å"Touch was a crucial means of assuring oneself of the reality of spiritual truths. The New Testament is full of stories of people touching Christ, culminating in that of doubting Thomas, who needed to put his hand into Christ’s wounds to be assured that Christ had risen† (Liz James 527) I definitely support this because when it comes to religion there is always going