English summary: From the 4th to the 7th century, Syria was a melting pot of religions and civilisations. It was here that Christianity started its triumphant success. Especially works of art attest to the influence of the new Christian religion.The new Christian symbols were connected with Graeco-Roman traditions, but also with decorative elements from the Arab culture. Arts and crafts, architecture, and everyday objects manage to paint a vivid picture of a time of change. Early Christian art in Syria managed to create ...
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English summary: From the 4th to the 7th century, Syria was a melting pot of religions and civilisations. It was here that Christianity started its triumphant success. Especially works of art attest to the influence of the new Christian religion.The new Christian symbols were connected with Graeco-Roman traditions, but also with decorative elements from the Arab culture. Arts and crafts, architecture, and everyday objects manage to paint a vivid picture of a time of change. Early Christian art in Syria managed to create unique techniques, image symbolism and stylistic vocabulary and retained its individuality even after the Arab conquest. German description: Syrien war vom 4. bis zum 7. Jahrhundert ein Schmelztiegel der Religionen und Kulturen. Von hier aus trat das Christentum seinen Siegeszug an. Vom 4. bis zum 7. Jahrhundert war Syrien ein Schmelztiegel der Religionen und Kulturen. Seinen Siegeszug aber trat hier das Christentum an. Vor allem Kunstgegenstande zeugen vom Einfluss der neuen christlichen Religion.Griechisch-romische Traditionen verband man mit neuen christlichen Symbolen, aber auch mit dekorativen Elementen aus der arabischen Kultur. Das Kunsthandwerk, Architektur und Alltagsgegenstande zeichnen ein lebendiges Bild einer Zeit voller Umbruche. Die fruhchristliche Kunst in Syrien entwickelte dabei vollig einzigartige Techniken, Bildsymbolik und Formensprache und behielt auch nach der arabischen Eroberung ihre Eigenstandigkeit 240p (Philipp von Zabern 2008)
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