preventing now is where the synthesis between the systematic thinking of the greeks and the christian doctrine of salvation became translated into imagery. amidst the ruins of rome new churches were built and the ancient roman buildings repurposed by christians the pictorial canon over a banner made itself felt in some time area in trust there where the larger the church was the more imagery could be depicted. here for the first time mary was depicted directly alongside jesus christ as his companion the mosaic still expresses representation directly but the angels are