Byzantine art
Byzantine art is a form of Christian Greek art of the Eastern Roman Empire (now called the Byzantine Empire) from about the 5th century to the Fall of Constantinople in 1453.[1]
However, the term can also be for other the art of countries who shared their culture with the Byzantine Empire, including Bulgaria, Serbia and Rus. The Republic of Venice and Kingdom of Sicily can also be included even though they were part of Western European culture. Art that was produced by Balkan and Anatolian Christians who lived in the Ottoman Empire is often called "post-Byzantine." Certain traditions that began in the Byzantine Empire, particularly icon painting and church architecture, are still current in Greece, Russia and other Eastern Orthodox countries.
Byzantine Art Media
Icon of the enthroned Virgin and Child with saints and angels, 6th century, Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai
The Arab Saint Arethas depicted in traditional Byzantine style (10th century)
Interior of the Rotunda of St. George, Thessaloniki, with remnants of the mosaics
Leaf from an ivory diptych of Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus, consul in Constantinople, 506. Areobindus is shown above, presiding over the games in the Hippodrome, depicted beneath (Musée national du Moyen Âge)
The St. George Rotunda in Sofia, built in the 4th century, and some remains of Serdica can be seen in the foreground
Miniatures of the 6th-century Rabula Gospel (a Byzantine Syriac Gospel) display the more abstract and symbolic nature of Byzantine art
Archangel ivory of the early 6th century from Constantinople
Nave of Basilica of Saint Sofia
Related pages
References
- ↑ Panayotis A. Michelis. An Aesthetic Approach to Byzantine Art. Athens: 1946.
Other websites
- The Glory of Byzantium. Exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.