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Hagia Sophia
532-537 ce byzantine @ Istanbul/Constantinople
built by Anthemius and Isidorus
*pendentives (groin vault supporting dome) *completed the dome in 5 years *Arches made dome stronger *central plan with a square incorporated
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San Vitale
527-547 ce byzantine @ Ravenna
comis. Justinian
*Justinian wanted to leave religious mark *concentric octagons intersecting *central plans *plain brink on outside, ornate on the inside *eastern styles |
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Justinian and his attendants
547 ce byzantine @ Ravenna IN San Vitale
mosaic
*justinian added his image in worship/bragging *on his right is the bishop. Not clear who is in front of the other *includes court officials & military officers. Justinian is in the very middle, shows his great power |
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Theodora and attendants
547 ce byzantine @ Ravenna IN San Vitale
mosaic
*Theodora is not in the center. She does not have the same authority that Justinian implies he has. *baptismal fountain |
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David composing Psalms
950-970 ce byzantine @~
tempera on vellum
*reaction against iconoclasm (current portraiture was creating icons *mixes pagan and biblical themes *renewed interest in classical art *1 of 8 scenes *some figures are allegorical and have nothing to do with the bible |
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Harbaville Triptych
950 ce byzantine @~
ivory
*designed for portability *icons *built to be attractive *figures' robes drape naturally *built to facilitate prayer *expensive |
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St. Mark's
1063 ce byzantine @ Venice
*crusiform plan (cross-shape; greek influence) *5 domes *massive *similarities with Hagia Sophia *religious propaganda "we're more religious/opulant than you" |
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Pantocrator
1150 ce byzantine @ Sicily
*Empire goes to italy *greek style *Sicilian kings and norman rulers teamed up to make it *large portrait of Jesus; evokes a feeling of awe and fearsomeness *pointed arch (precursor to gothic) *symbolic religious hand pose |
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Vladimir Virgin
1050-1100 ce byzantine @~
By St. Luke?
tempera on wood
*very flat *human side of Mary&Jesus *thought to protect its residing city, it was thus traveled around a lot |
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Three angels
1410 ce byzantine @ Moscow
By Adrei Rublyov
tempera on wood
*heads are nearly identical *tentative perspective *once very colorful *returned to traditional conventions |
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