Compare and contrast Christ and the Apostles and Christ as Pantocrator with Mary and Saints. How does style and subject matter reflect the purpose of each artwork?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. The Early Christian painting Christ and the Apostles depicts a beardless Christ, who is dressed as Roman senator, only slightly larger in scale than the apostles gathered around him.
2. The painting’s simple style and location in a catacomb reflects its function to spread the teachings of the Christian faith through images of biblical figures and symbols.
3. On the other hand, the Byzantine mosaic Christ as Pantocrator… uses hierarchic scale to express Christ’s magnitude in relation to the figures of Mary, saints, and angels depicted below him.
4. The artist’s use of hierarchic scale conveys Christ’s role as ruler of the universe, or Pantocrator, and his stylized features express his divine nature.
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