Dear tracy_0224,
Thanks for your question. First, let me request that if any of the
following is unclear or if you require any further research – please
don’t hesitate to ask me for a clarification.
You requested information and descriptions of the following classic
works of art –
+ the "Catacomb Painting showing "Christ as the good
Shepherd"
+ the "Church of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, 532-537"
+ the "Moissac: St. Pierre, c115-35: The Prophet Jeremiah"
Allow me to tackle these one by one –
Catacomb Painting
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The following page provides a wonderful description of the painting,
as well as an image -
http://teaching.arts.usyd.edu.au/ArtHistory/ARHT1001/methodology/group12/gr_exhibition1.shtml
“Christ as the Good Shepherd is represented as a simplified catacomb
painting, quickly sketched with minimal details of the figure. It is
important in the message that is sends, as it is an episode, not a
narrative, and is meant to represent compassion, for those in the
tomb.”
Here is another link to an image of the catacomb painting –
http://webed.vw.cc.va.us/vwbaile/Media/catacomb.jpg
The following is a quote from Grove Art –
“The walls and vaults of cubicula, as well as their arcosolia, are
frequently decorated with frescoes, reflecting their use by more
affluent individuals. The decorations of the earliest Christian burial
chambers at Rome fall squarely within the existing traditions of
Classical funerary art. Motifs include floral garlands, doves,
peacocks (symbols of immortality), grapevines, personifications of the
Four Seasons and pastoral scenes in which a shepherd carries a lamb (a
reference to Christ as the Good Shepherd).”
The citation for this is –
John Osborne: 'Catacomb', The Grove Dictionary of Art Online, ed. L.
Macy (Accessed [19 December 2002]) <http://www.groveart.com>
Church of Hagia Sophia
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First, there are beautiful images of the church at –
http://hypergraphia.com/art1A/lecture%2018.htm
And here there are more great pictures as well as wonderful
descriptions of the basilica –
http://www.patriarchate.org/ecumenical_patriarchate/chapter_4/html/hagia_sophia.html
The latter contains eloquent descriptions and extensive information -
“The new Hagia Sophia belongs to the transitional type of the domed
Basilica. Its most remarkable feature is the huge dome supported by
four massive piers, each measuring approximately 100 square meters at
the base. Four arches swing across, linked by four pendentives. The
apices of the arches and the pendentives support the circular base
from which rises the main dome, pierced by forty single-arched
windows.”
The following page includes answers to some commonly asked exam
questions about the Hagia Sophia –
http://www2.cyber.vt.edu/arthistory/3284/tests.html
For example, the page contains responses to the following questions –
“What made the Hagia Sophia so different from earlier Christian
churches such as the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, St. Peter's, and
St. John Lateran?”
“Why did the "Hagia Sophia" become one "of the most original monuments
in the history of architecture"(Stokstad 52)?”
St. Pierre at Moissac
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The church of St. Pierre at Moissac – a couple of images and a brief
description –
http://www.missouri.edu/~ahaanne/241/moissactxt.html
This page has many images –
http://www.wisc.edu/arth/ah318/04.html
Grove Art provides an extensive description of the church, for example
–
“The central piers of the east and west arcades each carry a large
marble plaque (c. 1.6×0.7 m) on the side facing into the galleries.
That on the west pier bears the dated inscription anno incarnatione
eterni principis millesimo centesimo factum est claustrum istud
tempore domini ansquitil abbatis amen, while the one on the east pier
is carved with the image of the first Cluniac abbot, Durandus, in
episcopal regalia and carrying a pastoral staff (see fig. 1). He is
represented full length between shafts carrying an arch inscribed
sanctus durandus episcopus tolosanus et abbas moysiaco.”
The citation for this article is –
THOMAS W. LYMAN: ' Moissac, St Pierre', The Grove Dictionary of Art
Online, ed. L. Macy (Accessed [19 December 2002])
<http://www.groveart.com>
The following is a good presentation of Romanesque sculpture that
includes some information about the church as well as additional
images –
www.llcc.cc.il.us/aboyle/art204/romsque2.ppt
And one more good collection of slides with descriptions – but the
links to the larger images are broken…
http://www.wisc.edu/arth/ah201/23.html
I hope this response adequately addresses your request. Please let me
know if you are in need of additional information concerning this
query.
Thanks,
ragingacademic
Search Strategy:
“Moissac AND "St. Pierre" AND "The Prophet Jeremiah"”
"Church of Hagia Sophia" AND Constantinople AND Christ AND "good
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