Byzantine Art important pictorial Document
St.mark’s basilica, Venice italy
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four co-emperor ruling plan called The Tetrarchy
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Cupola at the transept crossing
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The most famous of the surviving Byzantine mosaics of the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople – the image of Christ Pantocrator on the walls of the upper southern gallery [pic]
Miniatures of the 6th-century Rabula Gospeldisplay the more abstract and symbolic nature of Byzantine art. [pic]
Frescoes in Nerezi near Skopje (1164), with their unique blend of high tragedy, gentle humanity, and homespun realism, anticipate the approach of Giotto and other proto-Renaissance Italian artists.[ [pic]
Leaf from an ivory diptych ofAreobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus, consul in Constantinople, 506. Areobindus is shown above, presiding over the games in the Hippodrome, depicted beneath. [pic]
Mosaic from San Vitale in Ravenna, showing the Emperor Justinian and Bishop Maximian of Ravenna surrounded by clerics and soldiers [pic]
Mosaic from the church of Hagios Demetrios inThessaloniki, late 7th or early 8th century, showingSt. Demetrios with donors [pic]
Helios in his chariot, surrounded by symbols of the months and of the zodiac. From Vat. Gr. 1291, the “Handy Tables” of Ptolemy, produced during the reign of Constantine V. [pic]
An example of Macedonian ivorywork: the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, now in the Bode Museum,Berlin [pic]
The Essay on Byzantine Art 2
Early Christian art was highly influenced by religious, political, and cultural changes. In contrast to the classical, idealistic portrayal of man, Early Christian art took a much more stylized approach to the depiction of man, with a neglected attention to human anatomy. The subject matter of much of the art turned from secular to religious; Christianity to be more specific. Constantine was the ...
The Annunciation from Ohrid, one of the most admired icons of the Paleologan Mannerism, bears comparison with the finest contemporary works by Italian artists [pic]
Modern Orthodox mural from Israel using a depiction of the Nativity of Christ little changed in over a millennium [pic]
Byzantine Manuscripts (sixth to 15th century)
In the Byzantine Empire, another tradition of manuscript illumination emerged. The most influential characteristics of Byzantine manuscript painting were the abundant use of precious metals, especially gold; the choice of bright colors; and the use of empty space, often filled with gold leaf, as background. Byzantine illumination was frequently devoted to narrating biblical stories. Styles of depicting the human figure varied in Byzantine art over the centuries. Sarcophagus
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The so-called Gothic chieftain, from the Mosaic Peristyle of the Great Palace of Constantinople [pic]
Saint Peter mosaic from the Chora Church
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A pre-Iconoclastic depiction of St. Demetrios at the Hagios Demetrios Basilica in Thessaloniki. [pic]
The mosaics of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice
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mosaic in San Vitale in Ravenna
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Byzantine mosaic in Ravenna’s Basilica di Sant’Apollinare in Classe [pic]
Latin cross plan
A view of Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
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Location within Turkey Istanbul
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Interior view of the Hagia Sophia, showing Islamic elements on the top of the main dome. [pic]
Stone remains of the basilica ordered by Theodosius II, showing the Lamb of God [pic]
Construction of church depicted in codex Manasses Chronicle (14th century) [pic]
Groundplan of the Hagia Sophi
