Chapter Eleven: Pagans, Christians, and Jews:
                 The Art of Late Antiquity
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On the left is an Early Christian painting and on the right is an early empire Roman painting (FIG 10-15).  Compare and contrast them with the list below.

                                                                                   Painting:
                                                                                 Compostition
                                                                                  Figure/ground relationships
                                                                                  Depth/illusionary space
                                                                                  Picture plane
                                                                                  Diagonal/vertical/horizontal
                                                                                  Movement within the picture
                                                                                  Balance/unity
                                                                                  Color/value
                                                                                  Relationship to viewer/artist
                                                                                  Artist's technique and media
                                                                                  Content meaning/intention

Left image:                                                                                                                     Right image:
Name of work of art:______________________   Name of work of art:_______________________
Date:____________________                                       Date:_______________________
Period or Style:________________________        Period or Style:__________________________
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Material/Technique:____________________        Material/Technique:______________________

Similarity #1__________________________         Similarity #1____________________________
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Difference #1_________________________           Difference #1___________________________
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Diferrence #2_________________________           Difference #2___________________________
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Difference #3_________________________            Difference #3___________________________
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Difference #4_________________________             Difference #4__________________________
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Name:_________________________