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Chapter 11
Images:
Dura-Europas synagogue, Syria, Interior wall with Old Testament themes, 245-256
The Good Shepherd, thesstory of Jonahm and orants, painted ceiling of a cubiculum in
the catacomb of Sts. Peter and Marcellinus, Rome, Italy, fourth century.
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, 359, Marble.
Christ enthroned, 350-375, Marble, 2’ 4 ½”.
Interior of Santa Sabina, Rome, Italy, 422-432
Interior of Santa Costanza, Rome, Italy, 337-351
The parting of Lot and Abraham, mosaic in the nave of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome,
Italy, 432-440.
Christ as the Good Shepherd, mosaic from the entrance wall of the Mausoleum of Galla
Placida, Ravenna, Italy, 425.
Miracle of the loaves and fishes, mosaic from the top register of the nave wall of
Sant’Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy, 504..
Suicide of Judas and the Crucifixion of Christ, plaque from a casket, Ivory, 3” x 3 7/8”
Priestess celebrating the rites of Bacchus, right leaf of the diptych of the Nicomachi and
the Symmachi. 400, Ivory, 11 ¾” x 51/2”.
Vocabulary:
Catacomb
Basilica
Nave, aisles, apse, transept, narthex, atrium
Illuminated manuscript
Orante
