Cristian Arts

n public cemeteries. These works of art were rather different then pagan art during this same time. Two examples of this would be the dove and the fish. Both of these symbols could be recognized by normal people, but were not used in pagan decoration, thus having to be brought about by some type of Christian influence. After the triumph of Constantine, and around 313 A.D. to the fifth century came the main birth of Christian art. Examples would include art seen on the walls of Roman catacombs, also the believed figure of Christ changed from a beardless good shepherd to a bearded man. Christ also was depicted as standing or sitting with an attitude of authority. During this time period, the Greek monogram of Christ was forged into Greek monuments and even into the coinage of the time. The crucifixion of Christ was not yet used or really know during the centuries leading up to the fifth century. However, the first representations of the crucifixion were merely a plain cross with the figure of a lamb. The known symbol of Christ hanging from a cross was seen somewhat in the fifth centuries on such things as carved on the doors of Sta. Sabina in Rome or in the British Museum Ivory. This again was still rarely found and was not in common use till it started to appear in frescoes or mosaics after the time of Justinian (527-565). From the third to fifth century, the Christian church was still using a lot of decoration forms of art. Most of these designs are of glass, or mosaic in nature. Each of these glass structures had representations of Christ and the Apostles, as well as drawings in gold leaf which referred to the miracles that Christ performed. The mosaics and glass structures of the time were rather beautiful. Between the fourth and tenth centuries, the use of color was introduced. The first color mosaics appeared in the catacombs, but later spread to the churches, oratories and places of worship. The church also discovered that the use of mosaics possessed an overwhelming since of attention, which other methods of decoration lacked. The time it took to make a mosaic was long and tedious. After the original design was drawn by the artist, the hard work was over. After the artist was finished, other craftsmen would finish the job by placing the correct stone in the proper place. The artist was not needed for this par

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