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1、Who is Jesus?As shown in early Christian Art,Christian Art of the first three Centuries,The Beginnings,The first followers of Jesus were Jews living in IsraelAfter the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus his disciples preached about him to their fellow Jews,Dispersion,Missionaries were sent from Jer
2、usalem to cities of the Roman Empire around the Mediterranean,The Religious Authorities in Jerusalem persecuted the Christians so many Christians left Israel and settled elsewhere,Who joins a New Church?,The members of the early Church were mostly poor people,including many slaves.They could not aff
3、ord expensive art-nor did they want to draw any official attention to themselves.,The Fish-a secret Christian sign,(ikthus)the Fish,A common early Christian secret signThe initial letters of the Greek word are a reminder of a simple statement of Christian faith Jesus Christ Gods Son,Saviour,So where
4、s their art?,It is on their tombs!Once you were dead it was safe to be known as a Christian.They probably had more art that has not survived through the ages.Graves tend to last.,Where are some tombs?,In Rome there are“Catacombs”-underground cemetries some of which were used by Christians,Whats spec
5、ial about it?,In many ways NOTHINGEarly Christian art is very similar to the pagan art of the timeThis statue of the Good Shepherd could have been of a Roman god or of a real shepherd,Secret Signs,Much early Christian art was intentionally not obvious to unbelievers.It was dangerous to be Christian
6、so they didnt advertise it,The Anchorincludes a cross andsymbolizes faith,Chi-Rho The start of CHRIST,Here shown surrounded by a laurel wreath(a Roman symbol of triumph)This example is from the Catacomb of St Callixtus in RomeChrist in Greek is or(Christos),The Good Shepherd,The most frequent symbol
7、 of Christ and the best loved by early ChristiansJesus as a shepherd with a lamb on his shouldersJesus looks like a Roman-clean shaven,wearing a tunic,Orante-Praying Figure,Early Christians did not kneel to pray but stood with their arms up.Christians at prayer are shown often in the art of the cata
8、combsThis example is from the grave of a young girl called Irene.The bird represents the Holy Spirit coming to her as she prays,Dove Phoenix,Symbol of Peace and of the Holy Spirit often with an olive branch,Based on a popular legend.Symbol of rising from the dead.,Fresco-painting on wet plaster,A ch
9、eap and durable artformSimple pictures often of bible stories,The Loaves and Fishes,Orantes&Peacocks,Mary the Mother of Jesus,From the Catacombs of Priscilla comes this faded fresco of Mary,painted at the beginning of the 3rd Century.Balaam(a prophet from the Old Testament)points at the star over he
10、r head.This is the earliest known picture of Mary,Baptism,This fresco,from the Catacombs of St Callixtus,shows a person fishing and a Baptism.At this time Baptisms were celebrated out in the open or in the secrecy of a House Church,Prayers to Saints,Grafitti from the Catacombs of St SebastianPeter a
11、nd Paul,pray for VictorPaul,Peter,pray for Sozomenon,Carving and Sculpture,This unusually small bone box from a Roman cemetery is illustrated with Bible scenes.Noah in the Ark with the dove above him,a Prophet holding a scroll,Daniel in the lions den,a child praying between two saintsthe miracle of
12、Cana,the resurrection of Lazarus,Sarcophagus of the Child,Summary,Most surviving Early Christian Art comes from tombsIt used cheap materials and was often very simpleSecret signs and obscure symbols were deliberately used so as to not attract attentionThe style of the art was very similar to pagan art of the dayThe subject of the art was often Bible stories,letter symbols,praying figures,birds or animals.,
