The Art of Late Antiquity

The Art of Late Antiquity Order Description Student Choice: Pick one of the following questions and respond to all points for that question: 1. How does the Portrait of the 4 Tetrarchs reflect the cultural and stylistic significance of the Late Imperial period? (Be specific with your dates). Describe the piece. What does their body language reveal about their approach to ruling the empire? What was the Tetrarchy? Why was it necessary? Who was Diocletian? How does the Portrait of the 4 Tetrarchs reflect its cultural context? (political, social, cultural, religious ideas) How does the Portrait of the 4 Tetrarchs reflect the stylistic shift evident in Late Imperial / Late Antiquity period? 2. How does the Arch of Constantine reveal the stylistic shift evident in the Late Imperial / Late Antiquity period? Look closely at the arch at the various relief programs on it. What stylistic differences do you notice? (Compare to one High Imperial program) How does Constantine transform the Roman world politically? How would you describe the cultural significance of Constantine's world? 3. What stylistic characteristics makes the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus easily recognizable as an Early Christian work of art? Who was Junius Bassus? How does the sarcophagus reflect its cultural context? (political, social, cultural, religious ideas) Why was this program chosen to be on his sarcophagus? How does the Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus reveal the stylistic shift evident in the Late Imperial / Late Antiquity period?