1. Christianity and the Transformation of Ancient Art II

2. Shrine above the tomb of St. Peter
Old Basilica of St. Peter, Rome,
begun ca. 319

3. 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

4. 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

5. Santa Costanza

6. Porphyry sarcophagus of Constantine’s daughter Constantina, ca. 354 C
Porphyry sarcophagus of Constantine’s daughter Constantina, ca. 354 C.E.

8. Ambulatory vault mosaic, Santa Costanza

9. Ambulatory vault mosaic with putti harvesting grapes and making wine, Santa Costanza

10. PUTTO (pl. PUTTI)
Italian, “little boy”; a chubby, naked, often winged child, represented in art since ancient times.

12. Ivory diptych of the Nicomachi and the Symmachi,
ca. 400

13. 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

14. Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, marble, ca. 359

16. Adam and Eve

19. Abraham’s sacrifice of Isaac
Trial of Jesus

20. Arrest of St. Peter
Arrest of St. Paul

21. Christ enthroned as the Ruler of the Universe
Christ’s Entry into Jerusalem

22. Equestrian statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, Rome, ca. 176 C.E.