Communication in the Art of Christian Rome

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This study of the major stylistic forms of Christian art as evidenced in the art and architecture of Rome is offered at the Italian campus. Beginning with the adaptive forms of Early Christian art at the time of the late Roman Empire in the third and fourth centuries, this course will study, largely through on-site visits, the Early Christian, Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque stylistic periods and monuments. The course will include the architecture of the church, as well as sculpture, mosaic, and painting.