What You’ll Learn To Do: Examine Early Jewish and Christian art and understand how it fits into art history as a whole.

In Chapter 10 we will examine Early Christian art. We will look at how this art contributed to the larger development of Western art. It is imperative to understand Early Christian art in order to see how it impacted later artistic developments.

Learning Activities

The learning activities for this module include:

• Review: Key Learning Items

Early Jewish and Christian Art

• Read: Early Jewish Art
• Read: Introduction to Early Christianity
• Read: The Christianization of the Roman Empire
• Read: Early Christian Art
• Read: Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus
• Read & Watch: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus (video—4:26)
• Read: Santa Pudenziana
• Read: Santa Sabina
• Watch: Santa Maria Maggiore (4:37)
• Watch: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia (8:07)

Extra Review

• Review: External Resources