Reply To: Iconoclasm

[Kaitlyn]

I have to admit I was a little confused by this question, but here it goes. In comparison to last weeks art there is stark difference. While the Christian art made quite an effort to avoid showing any figure as godly or someone to be worshipped, the Byzantine art didn’t seemed as concerned. Instead I think many of the art works could be seen as objects of worship, or graven images. Also it depicts in the CHURCH OF SAN VITALE art that could be confusing because some of figures are being shown as more important, or godly than others. The saints obviously were very important to the culture with many churches and artworks dedicated to them. I wonder if people saw this as a means to worship the saints, I could see how a church dedicated to a saint would cause some confusions as to whether the purpose is to worship god or the saint.