The document provides an overview of early Christianity and Byzantine art from the 4th century CE to the 13th century CE. It mentions the beginnings of Old St. Peter's Basilica in Rome in 333 CE and the basilica of Santa Constanza from 350 CE. Important artworks from this period included mosaics depicting wine making and biblical scenes. The document then discusses the rise of the Byzantine Empire and important artistic sites like Hagia Sophia and San Vitale that flourished during the reign of Justinian and Theodora in the 6th century CE, marking the first golden age of Byzantine art. A second golden age occurred later in the 13th century, as seen in the mosaics of

1. Early Christianity

2. Rome

4. Old St. Peter’s
Begun 333 CE

6. Santa Constanza
c. 350 CE

11. Ambulatory Vault Mosaic:
Making Wine

13. Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
359 CE

15. The Binding of Isaac

16. Job; Adam and Eve

17. Christ Before Pontius Pilate

18. Christ Enthroned;
Christ Entering Jerusalem

19. Catacomb of Santi Pietro e
Marcellino: The Dome of Heaven
The Good Shepherd and
the Story of Jonah, 4th c. CE

22. The Byzantine Empire

25. Hagia Sophia, Constantinople
532-37 CE

29. First Golden Age of Byzantine Art
Under Emperor Justinian (r. 537-565)
And Empress Theodora

30. San Vitale, Ravenna
526-47 CE

35. Theophany with Christ
as the Redeemer

36. Theodora and Her Attendants, c. 547

37. Second Golden Age
of Byzantine Art

38. St. Mark’s Venice
Begun 1063

43. The Creation Dome

46. Madonna and Child Enthroned
c. 1270