Chapter Twelve
                            Rome in the East: The Art of Byzantium
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On the left is a Byzantine painting and on the right is an Early Christian painting.  Compare and contrast them with the list below.

                                                                                           Painting:
                                                                                       Composition
                                                                                        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:____________________________

Material/Technique:_____________________     Material/Technique:________________________
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Similarity #1___________________________     SImilarity #1______________________________
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Difference #1__________________________     Difference #1______________________________
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Difference #2__________________________      Difference #2_____________________________
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Difference #3__________________________       Difference #3_____________________________
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Difference #4__________________________          Difference #4____________________________
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Name:________________________