Art History Exam 2 CH. 7

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Ark of the Covenant and Menorahs (7-2)

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Wall painting in a Jewish catacomb
Villa Torlonia
Rome
3rd Century
Ark of the Covenant - box that held original 10 commandments
Two menorahs flank the long lost ark of the covenant
Representation of the menorah keeps jewish memories alive

Image: Ark of the Covenant and Menorahs (7-2)

Catacombs

Halls lead to bigger rooms - cubiculae with niches were coffin would go with fresco painting
True for Christian and Jewish catacombs

Synagogue at Dura-Europos

Syria
Wall-paintings of Old Testament themes
not supposed to depict human figure and absolutely not supposed to depict God ever
Scenes typical of early Jewish depiction

Wall with Torah Niche (7-3)

From a house-synagogue in Dura-Europos
Syria
244-245 CE
Tempera on plaster
Early Jewish art
Registers
Fresco
Niche framed by engaged columns to hold the torah scroll
Synagogues were places Jews gathered to study the Torah, sometimes located in a private home
Contradicted long held belief that Jews of this period avoided figural decoration

The Crossing of the Red Sea (7-4)

Fits in the aesthetic of the time - Late Antique Style
Scenes from Jewish history and the story of Moses
Continuous visual narrative using the Roman tradition of epic historical representation
A large hand of God hovers (hierarchic scale) over each scene representing God's presence in the miracle depicted