Art & Artistic Expression
Architecture
Roman basilicas: Used for public services for early Christians. They were rectangular buildings used as a court of law in the Roman Empire. There are numerous windows that are not too large and round arches placed at window, door tops, and between the lines of pillars.
Molly, Michael. (2010). Experiencing the World’s Religions (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Pg. 406
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MusicChristianity is a religion of music. Christianity has contributed much to the development of both theory and technique in music. The most important early pattern for Western religious music was the “Catholic Mass.” It is a form of the Lord’s Supper that evolved in the Western tradition. Five parts of Latin Mass that are regularly put into music by composers are:
Molly, Michael. (2010). Experiencing the World’s Religions (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Pg.409-412. |
ArtChristians abandoned the prohibition of image-making and embraced the use of statues, frescoes, and mosaics. Statues and pictures of Jesus begun to appear by the second century. Orthodox Christianity concentrated on frescoes, mosaics, and icons.
Molly, Michael. (2010). Experiencing the World’s Religions (5th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. Pg. 408
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