The motif of the seasons did not have a distinct mythological character, nor did it have a definite meaning within ancient Roman art. This made it acceptable and appealing to early Christian art, which sought such neutral motifs that lacked a rich mythological background and whose meaning could be redefined. Early Christian art thus incorporated it into its narrative world with slight changes. Within the early christian art the motif was used in various types of fine art, especially in sculpture and painting. In early Christian sculpture, early Christian sarcophagi were one of the important carriers in which the use of the motif of the seasons was established. This use of the motif of the seasons on early Christian sarcophagi drew on and was modeled on the Roman tradition of using the motif of the seasons on sarcophagi. Thus, in the context of the development of sarcophagi with a seasonal motif or on sarcophagi of the seasons type, we can observe the transfer of the seasons motif from Roman art to early Christian art.
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