During the Middle Ages, it generally refers to1004-1000 in the 4th-5th century. Ancient Greece and Rome
It is the period of ancient European civilization, and the Renaissance is the starting point of modern civilization, which has gone through 1000 years.
The transitional period to modern civilization. Christianity came into being in 1 century and was formed in Palestine under the rule of Roman Empire.
Among the Thai people, they preach that the kingdom of heaven will come, everyone is equal and loves each other, and they oppose family system, private ownership and secular regime, claiming to be.
It is a teaching method to save the poor. Its doctrine holds that there is an afterlife, and this world is a sea of evil, and the root of all evil lies in
According to the requirements of the body and evil desires, we should restrain the body, stretch the spirit, abandon joy and enjoyment, and practice can go to heaven for future happiness.
Return to the arms of God.
In the 5th century, Augustine, a famous Christian theologian, wrote his immortal book God in North Africa.
"The city. Since mankind betrayed God for the first time, "Zhong Tao's love has created two cities: a city in the world, which is made up of
Love yourself, even if it is the love that God despises; The other is a city in the sky, which is created by loving God and even looking at himself.
Shallow love leads to. "With the development of the city of God, the city of the world will perish, and the city of God will eventually win. Now look.
In recent years, Augustine's theological view of history seems to be the most common in the historical development of Chinese and Western civilizations for thousands of years after the death of Christ.
A vulgar metaphor.
After the collapse of Gulo 4 unified empire, Christianity experienced "repression", "spread" and "inheritance" in the following years.
The process of recognition gradually conquered the whole Europe. Christian teachings and organizations penetrated into the social field of the Middle Ages,
Religion-based law, natural science, philosophy, etc. All grow within the scope of doctrine, and art acts as God.
And the role of the church spokesman.
Christianity originated from various ancient myths and legends, and it didn't have legal status until the 5th century.
Active. At that time, there was an underground tomb called "Kata Kongbao", which was built in the L century to bury Christians.
Graveyard. There is a hall in the population department, where Christians meet and worship. The underground tomb is thousands of meters long. On the wall of the tomb,
The ceiling of the room is decorated with simple murals and plaster reliefs. Most of the murals in the underground tomb are based on the Bible, mostly symbolic hands.
One of the most common images in Buddhism is that Christ is evil. Before the formation of Christian asceticism, the early foundation
Christianity is also a symbol and representative of the bright future and happy life of the oppressed people. If Jesus is portrayed as a shepherd, the people are him.
Mutton; Grapevine symbolizes Christianity; Peacock symbolizes eternity; Pigeons represent the soul; Heart symbolizes fraternity; Dock birds symbolize sacredness.
Spirit; The boat represents the church, and so on.
Christianity gained legal status in the 4th century. Believers, with the support of the rulers, do not hesitate to spend money, manpower and money
Material resources, build all kinds of churches in various places, large and small. As a result, the activity place of Christianity changed from catacombs to the ground.
Go to the missionary church The earliest church style is based on the "basilica" style of ancient rectangular temples.
This kind of church is simple in appearance and gorgeous in interior. It is a wall and window made of stained glass and various marbles.
"Mosaic" inlaid circle, with "Corinthian" or "Ionian" columns of ancient Greek architecture outside, plus
Promenades, skylights, courtyards and fountains seem to be places of religious prayer, but they are full of the poetry of man and K Emperor.
It is worth mentioning that the layout of "basilica" church has adopted a solemn and sacred shape.
Type structure. The vertical axis of the door-altar emphasizes the dynamic sense of space and the spirit of gradual progress.
The exciting transition process and the pillars on both sides give this process a sonorous rhythm and adjust people's messy steps.
And anxious thoughts. Gorgeous interior decoration, desalination, digestion of the material sense, very light, very easy to step on.
Into the spiritual atmosphere of divination. It has become an excellent place for Christians to communicate with God. There are also many inlaid translucent glasses.
The use of glass has created countless strange flashes, which have enough energy to show the significance of God's sunshine shining on the world.
Because the Roman Empire was divided into East Rome and West Rome, West Rome was declared dead because of the coup of barbarian mercenaries. Savage countries in western Europe
Frequent wars between families, economic decline, and stagnation of culture and art; The development of Byzantine Empire, as an eastern Rome, has made great progress.
There were two periods of prosperity.
The first prosperous period was the era of Justinian the Great, and the territory of East Rome once included Italy and North Africa. Justinian
The emperor built many buildings to show off his achievements. He built palaces, theaters and churches, and St. Sofia's Cathedral was the most famous in this period.
Yes; Another famous church, the mosaic "Justinian the Great and His entourage" in St. Vidal's Church,
Queen Theodora and her entourage is a masterpiece of early Byzantine art. From these two paintings, we can see that at that time,
With the unification of kingship and church power, painting not only praised Emperor Justinian, but also regarded it as an integral part of the church. Picture representation
The plot of the emperor and queen coming to the church to worship. An upright figure, a horizontal composition, a solemn and upward feeling, and a straight table.
The color and rhythm of the crane half orchid are very bright, which seems to contain asceticism and incredible piety to heaven.
God's power and strong decorative effect. The development of religion made the Bible widely circulated and used to decorate it.
The number of illustrations in the hand-fried version is considerable. It shows the contents of the Bible, with exquisite lace patterns and words.
Pocket painting is an art form in this period.