The Santa Sabina
Patton Lawson
AP Art History
Period 8
Topic Area 1
The significance of the Santa Sabina is people from all over would come to pray and worship god. The Santa Sabina was Commissioned by Constantine so that the early Christians would have a place to come and worship and escape the persecution of the Jews and to celebrate the religion finally becoming legal. The Santa Sabina was on a longitudinal plan with isles that surrounded the church then there would be a semicircular aspe that would hold the altar.
Topic Area 2
The Hagia Sophia, whose name means “holy wisdom,” that now serves the world as a famous museum in Istanbul, Turkey. The Hagia Sophia is the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. A central dome, 102 feet in diameter and 184 …show more content…
They Worship One and Only God, Allah. The making of statutes comes from the root of polytheism and idol worshipping, which are the most evil sins that a human being can ever commit in his lifetime.
The Holy Quran is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah), and this is why there are no sculptures in Islamic mosques. The Holy Quran asks in the story of Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him). "Do you then worship, besides Allah, things that can be of any good to you nor do you harm? Fie upon you, and upon the things that you worship besides Allah! Have you no sense?'" this is the passage in the Quran that states they can not have any sculptures in their …show more content…
The front door to actually get into Santa Sabina was one of the first times there’s actual picture of Jesus being crucified next to the two thieves along with that it told stories through pictures and verses straight from the Bible(Old and New Testament). Historians credit the construction of the original Hagia Sophia in 360 CE to Constantine .Constantine I, first made Christianity his state religion, then started building huge Christian churches throughout. One of those was Hagia Sophia whose name means “holy wisdom.” 200 years later, fires and riots destroyed that original building. Justinan built a 6th century sanctuary, with experts such as geometry scholars and architects. The sanctuary is complex while it provides an illusion that the dome is from heaven. Byzantine is connected with ideas of perfection and the
AP Art History
Period 8
Topic Area 1
The significance of the Santa Sabina is people from all over would come to pray and worship god. The Santa Sabina was Commissioned by Constantine so that the early Christians would have a place to come and worship and escape the persecution of the Jews and to celebrate the religion finally becoming legal. The Santa Sabina was on a longitudinal plan with isles that surrounded the church then there would be a semicircular aspe that would hold the altar.
Topic Area 2
The Hagia Sophia, whose name means “holy wisdom,” that now serves the world as a famous museum in Istanbul, Turkey. The Hagia Sophia is the masterpiece of Byzantine architecture. A central dome, 102 feet in diameter and 184 …show more content…
They Worship One and Only God, Allah. The making of statutes comes from the root of polytheism and idol worshipping, which are the most evil sins that a human being can ever commit in his lifetime.
The Holy Quran is the central religious text of Islam, which Muslims believe to be a revelation from God (Allah), and this is why there are no sculptures in Islamic mosques. The Holy Quran asks in the story of Prophet Abraham (Peace be upon him). "Do you then worship, besides Allah, things that can be of any good to you nor do you harm? Fie upon you, and upon the things that you worship besides Allah! Have you no sense?'" this is the passage in the Quran that states they can not have any sculptures in their …show more content…
The front door to actually get into Santa Sabina was one of the first times there’s actual picture of Jesus being crucified next to the two thieves along with that it told stories through pictures and verses straight from the Bible(Old and New Testament). Historians credit the construction of the original Hagia Sophia in 360 CE to Constantine .Constantine I, first made Christianity his state religion, then started building huge Christian churches throughout. One of those was Hagia Sophia whose name means “holy wisdom.” 200 years later, fires and riots destroyed that original building. Justinan built a 6th century sanctuary, with experts such as geometry scholars and architects. The sanctuary is complex while it provides an illusion that the dome is from heaven. Byzantine is connected with ideas of perfection and the