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Byzantium

Byzantium. Part 2. 7. Byzantine Art. Themes: Christian influence. 7. Byzantine Art. Roman floor mosaic. Byzantine Mosaic ( Sant’Apollinare Nuovo ). 7. Byzantine Art. 7. Byzantine Art.

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Byzantium

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  1. Byzantium Part 2

  2. 7. Byzantine Art • Themes: • Christian influence

  3. 7. Byzantine Art Roman floor mosaic Byzantine Mosaic (Sant’ApollinareNuovo)

  4. 7. Byzantine Art

  5. 7. Byzantine Art • Influence from oriental Art (Persian, Islamic): vibrant colors (glass mosaics) and intricate decoration.

  6. 7. Byzantine art • Pantocrator: representations of Jesus as an emperor (ruler of the world)

  7. 8. Byzantine Architecture • Hagia Sophia (532-537) • Commissioned by Justinian (reconstruction) • Seat of the Orthodox Church • Dome with use of pendentives

  8. 8. Byzantine Architecture Hagia Sophia Pantheon (Rome)

  9. 8. Byzantine Architecture • Pendentives • Floorplan: Greek cross or octagonal

  10. 9. Byzantine mosaics Justinian and his Courtiers Theodora and her attendants (San Vitale, Ravenna, 547)

  11. 9. Byzantine Mosaics

  12. 9. Byzantine Mosaics

  13. 9. Byzantine mosaics Images showing the religious devotion of the donors

  14. 10. Continuity of Byzantine Art 6th century 12th cent. 20th cent.

  15. 10. Continuity of Byzantine Art 12th cent. Hagia Sophia 20th century

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