Brief Note On The Normalisation Of Christanity On Byzantine Art

“The depiction of the male nude had been at the centre of the classical artistic tradition from its beginnings, and the female nude had been similarly elevated from the 4th century BC onwards. But the normalisation of Christianity brought with it a sexual conservatism derived from its roots in Judaism, and the nude was banished from its dominant position in art.” (Wikipedia, 'Byzantine Art') – One gets the feeling that Foucault could provide an intelligent analysis of this particular aesthetic development …