Hello everyone and welcome to Week 4 of ART F261X.
Please do the following before 11:59pm, Sunday, June 18.
1. Go through the material in the Roman Art and the Jewish and Early Christian wings.
2. Respond to the discussion questions posted in the Slack channels #week4part1 and #week4part2. Remember to comment on at least two of your classmate’s responses.
Slack channel #week4part1
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Propaganda Art: Much of the art that we have seen this semester was made (or later appropriated) for propagandistic purposes. How do you see this coming in to play with Roman art and architecture? How do you see this reflected in our current society, where Roman architecture in particular is still used to display power and influence?
Slack channel #week4part2
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Syncretism: Early Jewish and Christian artists assimilated imagery and forms from Roman culture and gave them new meanings. This process, something that we have seen throughout this semester, is a type of syncretism, or the blending of cultures and ideas from different places. Reflect on how this manifests in the artwork we looked at this week? Use examples.