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1 Byzantine Art Vocabulary Byzantium Constantinople Istanbul Codex Illuminated Manuscript Parchment/vellum tempera Greek Cross Iconophile Iconoclasm Squinches Pendentives Theotokos Pantocrator

2 Constantinople: The New Capitol of the Roman Empire Early Byzantine-From Emperor Justinian’s reign (527-565) to the beginning of Iconoclasm, 726 Middle Byzantine-From the end of Iconoclasm, 843 to the Western Crusaders occupation of Constantinople in 1204 Late Byzantine-1261 when the East reclaimed Constantinople, to 1453 when the Ottoman Turks seized the city

3 Early Byzantine, The Barberini Diptych, mid 6 th century

4 Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy, 504 Latin Cross

5 Nave detail, Sant’ Apollinare

6 Christ as Good Shepherd, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy, ca. 425

7 Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy, ca. 425

8 Santa Costanza, Rome, ca. 337-351

9 Elevation and Plan, Santa Costanza Central Plan Greek cross

10 Early Byzantine, Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, 532-537 Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus

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14 Pendentives

15 San Vitale, Ravenna, 526-47

16 Early Byzantine, San Vitale, Apse View, Ravenna, 526-47

17 Early Byzantine, Justinian and his Courtiers, San Vitale, 547

18 Early Byzantine, Theodora and her Courtiers, San Vitale, 547

19 Early Byzantine, Virgin Enthroned with Saints Icon, 6 th century Icon Tempera Theotokos Hieratic

20 Iconoclasm 726-843

21 Middle Byzantine, Virgin and Child (Theotokos), Hagia Sophia, 867

22 Church of the Dormition, Nicaea, Greece, restored, 787

23 Christ as Pantocrator, church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece, ca. 1090-1100

24 Pantocrator, Church of the Dormition, Daphni, Greece, ca. 1100

25 Middle Byzantine, The Lamentation, Saint Pantaleimon, Macedonia, 1164

26 Virgin and Child (Theotokos), late 11 th -early12th century, Russia Virgin of Compassion

27 Middle Byzantine, St. Mark’s Basilica, Venice, 1063 begun

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30 Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, Vienna Genesis, early 6 th century Codex Illuminated manuscript Folio Vellum Tempera

31 David Composing the Psalms, the Paris Psalter, ca. 950-970


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