San Vitale Ravenna‚ Italy The Church of San Vitale remains one of the earliest and most prized structures of Byzantine Art. Built in the Etruscan and later Roman city of Ravenna‚ Italy‚ San Vitale stands to be one of the city’s most celebrated possessions. Two-hundred years after Constantine‚ the creator of Byzantium‚ Ostrogoth ruler Theodoric the Great made Ravenna the capital of his kingdom. Theodoric was of Arian faith where Christ was seen as a creation of God the Father and was subordinate
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STUDY GUIDE FOR FINALS . BYZANTINE ART AND ARCHITECTURE 1. Why called byzantine? The art and architecture of Constantinople before Constantine renamed the city after himself was Byzantium . 2. Who was Justinian ‚ Theodora ? Justinian was the emperor in the early byzantine period who ruled from 527 to 565 and Theodora was the wife to him 3. Hagia Sophia built for Justinian . Innovations 4. What are penditives and sqinches ? Penditives are spherical triangle surrounded by arches . squinches
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Stylized Focus The focus of art changed around the year 3500 B.C. Around this time is when humans developed the first form of writing. The writing system changed the world and it changed the way people viewed the world. This is the first time humans can document history. This made a huge impact on artists and their artwork. The focus changed from humanism and stylization‚ to more idealized art. (Adams) Dating back to 3100 B.C.‚ the Palette of Narmer is one of the first ancient works of art.
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A. Student AMH2010: United States History to 1877 Professor McKeown October 1‚ 2012 Book Review: The Black Codes of the South Although this book is titled‚ “The Black Codes of the South‚” the writer begins his story discussing slavery‚ then leads up to emancipation‚ where four million slaves were freed. The freedom of slaves brought about the enactment of the Black Codes in the southern states. Interestingly‚ the writer includes newspaper sources from the South‚ as well as the North‚ excerpts from
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as well as country economic‚ cultural and a historic heart. Throughout its history Istanbul has been home to many civilizations the byzantine and ottoman empires being the most famous. As for today the city carries the characteristics of these two different cultures. Hagia Sophia is Istanbul’s most famous building it has a perfect synthesis of ottoman and byzantine architecture under one great dome. It is the biggest church constructed by the eastern Roman Empire in the Istanbul it has been constructed
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The Hagia Sophia The Hagia Sophia is a domed Byzantine church located in present day Istanbul. The Hagia Sophia was a site of great history and architectural achievements in the Byzantine Empire. Meaning “Holy Wisdom” in Greek the Hagia Sophia was included vast architectural innovations. A great symbol of Christianity it demonstrated power over other religions and political alliance. It became a symbol of dominance of Islam and Christianity to the world. Hagia Sophia became a Museum to both Christians
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followed by the vast era of Byzantine art from the fifth century to the 16th century in Eastern Europe. Much of the art during this period had a religious context or enacted a religious purpose. The paintings and mosaics were meant to remind worshippers of their God‚ and the architecture was meant to serve both functional and aesthetic purposes. When Constantine I issued the Edict of Milan in 313 and moved the center of the Roman’s empire from Rome to Constantinople‚ the Byzantine Empire and Constantinople
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The crowning glory of Constantinople‚ the Hagia Sophia is said to have "changed the history of architecture” (Simons). Constructed in the 6th century under the orders of Emperor Justinian I‚ it remained the tallest building for over a thousand years. Atop the building sits a dome towering 56m above the ground‚ and spanning 31m across; the dome of the Hagia Sophia extends across a nave three times wider than any gothic cathedral. So impressive in its size and scale‚ the Hagia Sophia was Justinian’s
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and Orthodox Europe Introduction: BIG IDEAS DETAILS One: Two major Christian civilizations took shape- the orthodox Christian Byzantine & Catholicism in Central and West Europe- yet the remained mostly different Two: Expansion into areas never controlled before • Both new civilizations were impacted by Islam o They had Different principles • Byzantine places a higher stress on politics‚ economy‚ and cultural life (from about 500-1459 CE) They had land from the Northern Middle East‚ the
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world’s largest empires‚ the Byzantine Empire. Constantinople’s location is in modern day Istanbul‚ Turkey. So why is Constantinople important to history? Constantinople became the cultural center of the east. It preserved Greek classics and promoted Christian principles. Christianity emerged and became a dominate religion. Art The Byzantine style of art mainly characterized expression of religion. One form of art for the Byzantine Empire was the use of mosaics. Mosaics decorated the walls and
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