CLASS OVERVIEW
Students jumped right into class by starting back to work on the MOSAICS we began in class last week. It was fun watching the random, colorful shapes that were cut out last week take shape!
As students worked on their own mosaics, we looked at photos of mosaics from the early medieval time. A couple of mosaics from the catacombs featured the Christian symbols we had discussed in our first class. We also looked at an image of a huge, detailed, and amazing mosaic in one Rome's oldest churches. In each of these mosaics, we discussed how some of the characteristics of the Byzantine art period are seen in these works.
ASSIGNMENT
-Be prepared to explain and describe what a FRESCO is.
LINK
Today in class we began learning about GIOTTO, an early medieval artist. We will continue to look at some of his works in the next class. Here is a great link that shares a lot about his life and works:
