
Byzantine Art
Byzantine art as the language of the divineBy Charles BayetLength3h 21m
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For more than a millennium, from its creation in 330 CE until its fall in 1453, the Byzantine Empire was a cradle of artistic effervescence that is only beginning to be rediscovered. Endowed with the rich heritage of Roman, Eastern, and Christian cultures, Byzantine artists developed an architectural and pictorial tradition, marked by symbolism, whose influence extended far beyond the borders of the Empire. Today, Italy, North Africa, and the Near East preserve the vestiges of this sophisticated artistic tradition, with all of its mystical and luminous beauty. The magnificence of the palaces, churches, paintings, enamels, ceramics, and mosaics from this civilisation guarantees Byzantine art's powerful influence and timelessness.
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Table of contents
1Introduction
2Introduction
3A. The Birth of a New Style (306-527)
4B. Art under Justinian and His Successors (527-726)
51. Architecture
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62. Painting, Mosaics, and Illuminations
73. Sculpture and Metalworking
8C. Art under Iconoclasm (726-843)
9A. Art under the Macedonians and the Komnenoi
101. Architecture
112. Mosaics, Painting, and Illuminations
123. Sculpture, Metalworking
13B. Byzantine Influences in the West
14A. Art under the Eastern Roman Empire (1204-1261)
15B. Art under the Palaiologoi (1261-1453)
16Conclusion
17Chronology
18The Byzantine Empire