Hi, need to submit a 1500 words essay on the topic Humanities.The mosaics were made from thick sheet of colored glass with characteristics of rough surface with tiny air bubbles, backed with reflectiv

Hi, need to submit a 1500 words essay on the topic Humanities.

The mosaics were made from thick sheet of colored glass with characteristics of rough surface with tiny air bubbles, backed with reflective silver or gold leaf. The Byzantines specialized in covering walls and ceilings unlike the Romans who specialized in floor mosaics. The glass was ungrouped, which could allow “light to pass through and simultaneously reflect and refract within the glass” (Cunningham et al, 2013). The mosaics found in areas such as Katholikon were completed in an early Byzantine style centuries before Iconoclasm. The scenes depiction were flat and they had covered the background in brilliant gold mosaics. The figures in the scenes are depicted with naturalistic faces that are modeled and have long, narrow noses and small mouths. The Schematic folds and figures have been used to represent clothing, while the folds of the cloth represent a body underneath. however, there appears to be no representation of mass to the body. These characteristics of figures seen in Byzantine mosaics began to change in the preceding century, with partial addition of perspective(Cunningham et al, 2013).

The style of the mosaics of the Byzantium is like a representation of the great age of Greek art. In Greece, near Athens, there is the church of Daphni, which contains some of the best mosaic works of Byzantine art. The figures are arranged in the shape of a triangle against the empty golden background, with each figure separate and yet unified with the other figures. There is balanced arrangement in placing their figures in the pediments of temples. From the Mosaics and in general Byzantine art, religious figures were adored, thus enhancing the value of worship in their society at that time (Cunningham et al, 2013).

In the long sweep of history, two of the newest religions are Christianity and Islam. Both spread rapidly after their inception. Both remain dominant forces today. How are these two religions similar? Different? How have their