Late Antiquity & Byzantium Writing Assignment
Due on November 26 – Later Antiquity
Due on December 3 - Byzantine
If you are absent for any reason it is your responsibility to get it to me either by email or in my mailbox by
class time. No exceptions.
Each essay is worth 50 Points
 Minimum 5 paragraphs (can be more)
 Introduction and conclusion should summarize the paper and should be more than one sentence.
 Need to use specific examples of art and explain how they correlate to the question prompt.
o I have suggested certain pieces to consider but can use other pieces from the chapters and
supplemental readings
 You should use supplemental readings
 Cite sources
 Refrain from using the first person – academic voice only
 Times Roman - 12 font
 Double spaced (except for your name, class, date, and assignment name should be single spaced in the
upper left hand corner)
 Pages number in the lower center
 Proper grammar will be a consideration in overall grade
 (See attached grading rubric)
Mrs. Noren – AP Art History
Late Antiquity & Byzantium Writing Assignment
Late Antiquity
Question:
1. Explain the formal and iconographic characteristics of Late Antique Jewish and Christian art. Identify historical events and
characters that exerted influence on the development of Late Antique art and architecture.
Pay particular attention to the following art pieces
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Community House – Dura-Europos, Syria
Samuel Anoints David (synagogue mural painting) – Dura-Europas, Syria
Sarcophagus of Junius Bannus – Rome, Italy
Old St. Peter’s – Rome, Italy
Santa Sabina & Santa Contanza Churches – Rome, Italy
Mosaics of Santa Maria Maggiore Church – Rome, Italy
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia – Ravenna, Italy
Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (mosaic), Sant’Apollinare Nuovo – Ravenna, Italy
Mrs. Noren – AP Art History
Late Antiquity & Byzantium Writing Assignment
Byzantium
Question:
1. Explain the formal and iconographic characteristics of Early, Middle, and Late Byzantine art. Identify and discuss the
persistence of classical traditions in art produced in the Early, Middle, and Late Byzantine periods
Pay particular attention to the following art pieces
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Hagia Sophia (Constantinople) – Istanbul, Turkey
San Vitale (church structure) – Ravenna, Italy
Justinian, Bishop Maximianus et al (mosaic – San Vitale) - Ravenna, Italy
Theodora and Attendants (mosaic-San Vitale) – Ravenna, Italy
Transfiguration of Christ (apse mosaic – Church of the Virgin) – Mount Sinai, Egypt
The Virgin and Child Enthroned Between Sts. Theodore & George – Mount Sinai, Egypt
Katholikon and Theotokos (church structure and interior) - Hosios Loukas, Greece
David Composing the Psalms (illumination from the Paris Psalter) – Paris, France
Anastasis (apse fresco)-Church of Christ in Chora – Istanbul, Turkey
Andrei Rublyev Three Angels– Moscow, Russia
Mrs. Noren – AP Art History