Early Christian art - 260-550 AD (jan 1, 260 – jan 1, 550)
Description:
The early church fathers rejected the making of images. This rejection, along with the necessity to hide Christian practice from persecution, left behind few early records. What is most likely the oldest Christian art emerged on sarcophagi, and in burial chambers in frescoes and statues, sometime from the late second to the early third-century. This art is symbolic rather than representative. Much of it is a fusion of Graeco-Roman style and Christian symbolism. Jesus as the good shepherd is the most common image of this period.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 260
jan 1, 550
~ 290 years