ARTH 212 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Barberini Ivory, Christian Liturgy, Louvre
2 Feb 2016
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In the year of 324 ad, constantine moved the capital of the roman empire eastwards to constantinople, on the site of ancient byzantium. Constantinople, as the new rome, remained a cultural and political entity for a millennium. Theodosius and court watching chariot-race, base of obelisk of theodosius, 390ad, Public monument that functions as an installation. Theodosius will crown the winner with the laurel in his hand. Isocephaly the special arrangement recalls that of sarcophagus/frieze on the arch of constantine- the visual culture of greco-roman art continued) *nonetheless, departure from classical canon is more noticeable than the. Arch of constantine: frontality/stiff immobility / suggest a sense of unreality due to the inverted" perspective- figures in teh front are the smallest. Priestess of bacchus before altar of jupiter, symmachi panel, ivory, late 4th century, v & a museum. On the very top is the inscription symmachorvm", referring to the patron of this work the symmachi family in.
