Christianity and the Transformation of Ancient Art II
Shrine above the tomb of St. Peter Old Basilica of St. Peter, Rome, begun ca. 319
Sant’Agnese fuori le mura (“St Sant’Agnese fuori le mura (“St. Agnes outside the walls”) with Santa Costanza, probably the mausoleum of Constantine’s daughter Constantina, Rome, ca. 337-351
Sant’Agnese fuori le mura (“St Sant’Agnese fuori le mura (“St. Agnes outside the walls”) with Santa Costanza, probably the mausoleum of Constantine’s daughter Constantina, Rome, ca. 337-351
Santa Costanza
Porphyry sarcophagus of Constantine’s daughter Constantina, ca. 354 C Porphyry sarcophagus of Constantine’s daughter Constantina, ca. 354 C.E.
Ambulatory vault mosaic, Santa Costanza
Ambulatory vault mosaic with putti harvesting grapes and making wine, Santa Costanza
PUTTO (pl. PUTTI) Italian, “little boy”; a chubby, naked, often winged child, represented in art since ancient times.
Ivory diptych of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi, ca. 400
Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos, marble, Roman copy of a marble statue of ca. 350–340 BCE. Leochares (?), Apollo Belvedere, marble, Roman copy of a Greek original of ca. 330 BCE
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, marble, ca. 359
Adam and Eve
Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac Trial of Jesus
Arrest of St. Peter Arrest of St. Paul
Christ enthroned as the Ruler of the Universe Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem
Equestrian statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Rome, ca. 176 C.E.