Jewish and Early Christian Art
During the rise of the Roman Empire, there existed two types of religions, Christianity and the Jewish. The two had different kinds of art, and they used them to express their culture and politics. The Jewish artists drew their inspiration from the Near Eastern and Classical Greek and Roman art. Some of the most traditional arts of the Jewish community are; the first temple in Jerusalem, Jewish Catacomb art in Rome, and the Synagogues. The first temple in Jerusalem was first built by King Solomon, according to the Hebrew Bible. It was later rebuilt by Cyrus the Great after conquering Babylonia. A Jewish catacomb is a form of art that display wall paintings with Jewish themes. The synagogues, on the other hand, for the Jewish are significant because they are places where Jews gather to read the Torah.
Christianity is said to have begun during the time of Jesus, and it was later passed to Paul. Paul influenced the spread of Christianity across the boundaries of the Roman Empire. Due to vas spread, the Christians created their first church, and one of the most famous church discovered in the 1930s was the in Dura-Europos. The other form of art associated with Christians is the Catacomb painting and sculpture. Unlike Jewish, the catacombs for Christians were used for burial and funeral ceremonies.
After Constantine declared that the people of Rome were free to worship any god they wanted to worship, Christians began a new phase of Christian art and architecture. First, the church to be created during Constantine reign was the Old St. Peter’s, which was built in a place that was believed to be St. Peter’s burial site. The architecture used was adopted in building other Christian basilica churches. Later on, other churches like the Santa Sabina, Santa Costanza, and Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus adopted the same art and architecture. Other notable arts of Christianity are the Oratory of Galla Placidia in Revanna and the Rotunda Church of St. George in Thessaloniki.
Christianity is said to have begun during the time of Jesus, and it was later passed to Paul. Paul influenced the spread of Christianity across the boundaries of the Roman Empire. Due to vas spread, the Christians created their first church, and one of the most famous church discovered in the 1930s was the in Dura-Europos. The other form of art associated with Christians is the Catacomb painting and sculpture. Unlike Jewish, the catacombs for Christians were used for burial and funeral ceremonies.
After Constantine declared that the people of Rome were free to worship any god they wanted to worship, Christians began a new phase of Christian art and architecture. First, the church to be created during Constantine reign was the Old St. Peter’s, which was built in a place that was believed to be St. Peter’s burial site. The architecture used was adopted in building other Christian basilica churches. Later on, other churches like the Santa Sabina, Santa Costanza, and Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus adopted the same art and architecture. Other notable arts of Christianity are the Oratory of Galla Placidia in Revanna and the Rotunda Church of St. George in Thessaloniki.
Christianity is said to have begun during the time of Jesus, and it was later passed to Paul. Paul influenced the spread of Christianity across the boundaries of the Roman Empire. Due to vas spread, the Christians created their first church, and one of the most famous church discovered in the 1930s was the in Dura-Europos. The other form of art associated with Christians is the Catacomb painting and sculpture. Unlike Jewish, the catacombs for Christians were used for burial and funeral ceremonies.
After Constantine declared that the people of Rome were free to worship any god they wanted to worship, Christians began a new phase of Christian art and architecture. First, the church to be created during Constantine reign was the Old St. Peter’s, which was built in a place that was believed to be St. Peter’s burial site. The architecture used was adopted in building other Christian basilica churches. Later on, other churches like the Santa Sabina, Santa Costanza, and Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus adopted the same art and architecture. Other notable arts of Christianity are the Oratory of Galla Placidia in Revanna and the Rotunda Church of St. George in Thessaloniki.