ARTHIST 207A - The Message of Light and Color:The Art of Mosaics in the Mediterranean

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Stanford University

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Why mosaics in early Christian and Medieval contexts were placed on apses, triumphal arches, and clerestories. Why early Christian artists used the technically difficult and costly medium of mosaicsl Why and how images of God-Father and Christ were legitimized in spite of the second commandment prohibiting images. What sort of a message was involved considering the near invisibility of mosaics located high up in apses and clerestories. 5 units, Aut (Brenk, B)

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5.00

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Lecture

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www.stanford.edu/

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(650) 723-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Quarter

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