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Byzantine ArtArt 101B

Dr. Manuel Aguilar

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Europe and the Byzantine Empire ca. 1000

3Europe and the Justinian Empire 527-565 AD

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Justinian Empire 527-565 AD

5Trade Routes between Europe and the Far East. 550-1453 AD

6Barbarian Invasions

7Plan of Constantinople

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Plan of Constantinople

9Beardless Christ and Justinianon his horse. Detail.

10Saint Michael the Archangel, right leaf of a diptych,early sixth century.

11View of Hagia Sophia and Topkapi Palace.

12ANTHEMIUS OF TRALLES and ISIDORUS OF MILETUS,Hagia Sophia (view facing north), Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey,

13Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). 532-537 AD

14Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). 532-537 AD

15Alternate view of Hagia Sophia from the south

16Section and plan of Hagia Sophia. 532-537 AD

17Section view of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). 532-537 AD

18Plan view of Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul, Turkey). 532-537 AD

19ANTHEMIUS OF TRALLES and ISIDORUS OF MILETUS, interior of Hagia Sophia (view facing southwest), Constantinople (Istanbul), Turkey,

20General interior view, with colonnade, arches, gallery, pendentive, portion of dome.

21Interior cupola of Hagia Sophia. 532-537 AD

22Capital in the gallery of Hagia Sophia. 532-537 AD

23The "Deesis" (Virgin, Christ and St. John the Baptist) from Hagia Sophia. 9th century AD.

24Christ as Pantokrator, Hagia Sophia, 9th Century

25Madonna Enthroned, from Hagia Sophia. 9th Century.

26Virgin and Child between Justinian and Constantine, from Hagia Sophia. 6th Century

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28St. John Chrysostom, from Hagia Sophia. 10th century

29Yerebatan Saray Cistern (Cistern Basilica). 527 - 565 A.D.

30Aerial view of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, 526-547 AD

31San Vitale, Ravenna. 526 - 547 A.D.

32Detail Interplay of architectural shapes from ENE: apse, choir, and N exedra

33Cutaway view of San Vitale, Ravenna

34Plan of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy.

35Interior of San Vitale (view from the apse into the choir), Ravenna, Italy.

36View of apse, San Vitale, Ravenna . 547 A.D.

37Choir and apse of San Vitale with mosaic of Christ between two angels,Saint Vitalis, and Bishop Ecclesius, Ravenna, Italy

38Christ between two angels, Saint Vitalis, and Bishop Ecclesius. Apse mosaic, San Vitale. 6th century

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40Capital with impost block. St. Vitale 526 - 547 A.D.

41Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants. From San Vitale. c. 547 A.D.

42Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants. From San Vitale. c. 547 A.D.

43Theodora and Attendants. From San Vitale. c. 547 A.D.

44St. Mark and the Lion. From San Vitale. c. 525 A.D.

45Detail from triumphal arch, San Vitale. c. 548 AD

46Sant'Apollinare in Classe. c. 533 - 549 A.D.

47Saint Apollinaris amid sheep. Apse mosaic from Sant'Apollinare in Classe. c. 533-549

48Alternate View of Apse Mosaic with Transfiguration and Sant’ Apollinare

49Sant' Apollinaris amid sheep. c.533 – 549

50Garden of Paradise. detail of apse mosaic from Sant'Apollinare in Classe. c. 533 – 549

51Mosaic of the interior of Sant’ Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna.

52Map of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai, Egypt

53Map of St. Catherine's Monastery in Sinai, Egypt

54Aerial view of the Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai. 548-565 AD

55Monastery of St. Catherine, Sinai. Plan showing 6th century elements in dark outline

56Monastery of St. Catherine from northeast.

57Transfiguration of Jesus, apse mosaic from Saint Catherine's. c. 565 A.D.

58Transfiguration of Jesus, apse mosaic, Church of the Virgin, monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt, ca.

59Transfiguration of Jesus. detail of Jesus. c. 565 A.D.

60Transfiguration of Jesus. detail of head of Jesus. c. 565 A.D.

61Icon of Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George. 6th or early 7th century.

62Anicia Juliana between Magnanimity and Prudence. Folio 6 verso of the Vienna Dioskorides. Honoratai, near Constantinople. Ca 512.

63Ascension of Christ. Rabbula Gospels, Syria. 586 A.D.

64Monastery churches at Hosios Loukas, Greece. 10-11th century

65Plans of the Church of the Theotokos (top) and Church of the Katholikon (bottom). 10-11th century

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Interior of Katholikon at Hosios Loukas.

67Harrowing of Hell in Katholikon of the Monastery of Hosios Loukas. c.1020 A.D.

68Mosaic of Virgin and Child, Pentecost. Katholikon of Hosios Loukas.

69The Nativity in the Church of Daphni. c.1100 A.D

70Baptism of Christ. Church of Daphni.

71The Crucifixion, Church of the Dormition, Daphni. c. 1090-1100

72Christ Pantokrator in the Church of Daphni. c.1100 A.D.

73Church of St. Pantaleimon, Nerezi. c. 1164 A.D

74Lamentation over the Dead Christ, wall painting, Saint Pantaleimon, Nerezi, Macedonia, 1164.

75Plaza of Saint Mark’s, Venice, 1063.

76St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. began 1063

77Plan of St. Mark's Basilica. began 1063

78Interior of St. Mark's Basilica, Venice. begun 1063

79Dome with Pantokrator, Virgin Mary, Apostles, and Kings.

80Dome of the Creation of the World.

81Adam and Eve

82God Creating the Animals, St. Mark's. end 12th century

83Baptism of Christ.

84Crucifixion.

85Anastasis, from St. Mark's. end 12th century

86Dome with Christ the Savior

87Pantokrator, Virgin Mary and Saint Mark.

88Saint Mark going to do missionary work.

89Empress Irene, detail of the Pala d'Oro, St. Mark's. c. 1105

90Cathedral, Cefalu, Italy. from 1240

91Pantokrator, Theotokos and Child, Angels, and Saints, from Cefalu Cathedral. c. 1148

92Christ Pantockator. detail from apse of Cefalu Cathedral. c. 1148

93Monreale Cathedral. 1174 -1182

94Apse of Monreale Cathedral.

95Monreale Cathedral. interior view. 1174 – 1182

96Mosaics with the history of the Old and New Testaments. Monreale Cathedral.

97Apse with Pantokrator, Virgin Mary and Apostles. Monreale Cathedral, 1180-1190.

98Pantokrator. detail of apse mosaic in Monreale Cathedral. c. 1180-1190

99King Roger offering the Monreale Cathedral to the Virgin Mary.

100Fourth Day of Creation. late 12th century

101Christ creating terrestial and water animals.

102Christ creating a diversity of animals (the birds of the air and the fish of the sea).

103God creates Adam. late 12th century

104While Adam sleeps, God forms Eve from one of Adam's ribs. late 12th century

105The Original Sin.

106Noah's Ark. After the flood ceases, Noah lands the animals. late 12th century

107The Tower of Babel.

108The Nativity.

109Image of Theotokos.

110Baptism of Christ.

111Christ curing leppers.

112Pantokrator

113Saints Peter and Paul.

114Christ enthroned with saints (Harbaville Triptych). c. 950

115David composing the Psalms, from Paris Psalter. c. 950 – 970

116Virgin (Theotokos) and Child, icon (Vladimir Virgin). late 11th to early 12th century

117St. George. 12th century

118Monastery of Roussanou, Meteora, Greece. 12th century

119Mount Athos (view of Mount Athos and the north-east coast)

120Church of Saint Catherine, Thessaloniki, Greece, ca. 1280.

121Saint Savior in Chora (Kariye Djami). 14th century

122Plan of Saint Savior in Chora (Kariye Djami).14th century

123Parekklesion (side chapel), Kariye Djami. 14th century

124The Harrowing of Hell, Anastasis, from Kariye Djami. c. 1310-1320

125The Last Judgment.

126Dome with Virgin and Angels

127Virgin Eleousa.

128Birth and Presentation of the Virgin Mary to the Temple.

129Going from Nazareth to Bethlehem for the Census.

130The Annunciation

131The Nativity.

132Flight to Egypt.

133Baptism of Jesus by St. John the Baptist

134The multiplication of the fishes and loaves..

135Christ Healing the Paralytic at Capernaum

136Pantokrator.

137Christ Pantokrator. Detail

138Dormition of Virgin.14th century

139Virgin and Child

140Theotokos

141Christ Pantokrator and the Genealogy of Christ. On wall: The Deesis. 14th century

142Fragment of Deesis.

143The Enthroned Christ and the Donor. 14th century

144The Dormition of the Virgin Mary. Church of Mary Magdalene, Skopje, Bulgaria.

145Christ as Savior of Souls, icon from the church of Saint Clement,Ohrid, Macedonia, early fourteenth century.

146Annunciation, reverse of two-sided icon from the church of Saint Clement,Ohrid, Macedonia, early fourteenth century.

147Cathedral of the Annunciation, Moscow Kremlin. 1482-1490

148Cathedral of St. Basil, Moscow. 1554-1560

149The Archangel Michael. 2nd half 14th century

150Michael the Archangel

151Saint Luke.

152Theotokos.

153The Virgin of Vladimir. 2nd half 15th century

154Saint Nicholas

155Saint Nicholas

156Three Angels (Old Testament Trinity). Andrei Rublyev. 1410

157Large sakkos of Photius, Moscow Kremlin. ca. 1417.