TRANSFORMERS - BORN AGAIN
This theme deals with the change in art to fit the Christian religion. People in this time are taking Roman type art, and transforming it to fit into their representation of their religion, or Christian Art.
Historical Context
During this period, massive amounts of people are converting ot the Christian religion. The Empire of Ancient Rome was split into an East, and a West, starting near Constantinople or Istanbul. The Eastern half was organized into one large kingdom known as the Byzantine Empire. The Western half was very splintered into a multitude of kingdoms and was unorganized. This was 395, in 1054, Christianity was practiced as two separate religions, Roman Catholicism & Christian Orthodoxy. These two churches had many disagreements, among them are the sacrament of communion, whether priests should be allowed to marry, the use of local languages instead of Latin, and they were at odds regarding the nature of god, specifically God as a trinity of God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. In 1054, the pope excommunicated the patriarch of Constantinople, who did the same to the pope, effectively making them two churches, this is known as the Great Schisim. A lot of art of the period comes from these two kingdoms.
Another form of religion should not be forgotten, however. This is Judaism, which follows the Abrahamic Covenant, and are a Monotheistic religion. This was the religion that Christianity had broken off from. They trace their origin to the Semitic people called Hebrews who lived in the land of Canaan. Some art from this period also is from people of this religion.
Another form of religion should not be forgotten, however. This is Judaism, which follows the Abrahamic Covenant, and are a Monotheistic religion. This was the religion that Christianity had broken off from. They trace their origin to the Semitic people called Hebrews who lived in the land of Canaan. Some art from this period also is from people of this religion.