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05: Jewish, Christian, Byzantine
Cal Poly Winter 2012: ART 112
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
01/25/2012

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floor mosaic

synagogue

Early Jewish

 

menorah; plants and animals; Greek, Roman, and Eastern imagery

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wall paintings of Christ and St. Peter

catacomb

Early Christian

 

ideas and stories; alpha and omega (beginning and end of time)

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reconstruction drawing

Old St. Peter's

Early Christian

 

nave - central hallway; side aisles; apse - half circle at altar; transept = crossing arm

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Good Shepherd mosaic

Ravenna

Early Christian

 

youthful, imperial Christ; lunnette - half circle under vault; purple and gold royalty

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Anthemius and Isidorus

Hagia Sophia

Byzantine

 

holy wisdom; dome with half-domed sides; basilica mixed with central church; windows around dome

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Anthemius and Isidorus

Hagia Sophia

Byzantine

 

 

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Emperor Justinian and his Attendants

mosaic

Byzantine

 

shields with chi rho; away from naturalism - possibly idolatry; odd feet; communication and instruction

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Empress Theodora and her Attendants

mosaic

Byzantine

 

shields with chi rho; away from naturalism - possibly idolatry; odd feet; communication and instruction

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Virgin and Child with Saints and Angels

icon

Byzantine

 

 

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Crucifixion and Iconoclasts

Chludov Psalter

Byzantine

 

Emperor Leo III - iconoclasm; destroy icons in full, face, or eyes

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Archangel Michael

icon with cloisonne

Byzantine

 

cloisonne = stained glass on small scale (powdered glass); repousse - metal pounded from behind as fake relief

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Cathedral of San Marco

Byzantine

Venice

 

extensive trade leads to Byzantine in Venice; five small domes separated by barrel vaults

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Anastasis

chapel wall painting

Byzantine

 

resurrection scene - pulling ancestors from hell; conquered Satan; halo / divine light; mandorua - almond shaped frame

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Andrey Rublyov

Old Testament Trinity Icon

Byzantine

 

tempera on panel; depicting trinity as dove, old man, young man; three as one - similar postures and figures

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