Byzantine part 2

Rise of the Byzantine Era ,[object Object]

We need a church! What to use? ,[object Object],[object Object],Apse Nave

The parts of a Roman Basilica Campanile Side Aisle Apse Altar Columns Transept Nave Atrium Covered Walkway

Example of a Roman Basilica Church ,[object Object],[object Object],St. Paul Outside the Walls, Interior View (Begun 368, reconstructed 1823) Nave Apse Altar

• mosaics of coloured glass and gold cover the walls and triumphal arch • 80 granite columns in four rows • floor is decorated with inlaid marble designs • frescos also used in Basilicas but few remain (minature murals that illustrated, enhanced and clarified the written word of the bible)

“ St. Apollinare in Classe” 470, Ravenna • exteriors were very conservative in appearance (simple red brick) Outside View of Roman Basilica Church

Fighting...back and forth and back and forth... ,[object Object],Eastern Empire Western Empire

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Monasteries ,[object Object],[object Object]

Mosaics: Roman vs. Byzantine ,[object Object]

Byzantine Mosaic ,[object Object],*this uneven texture causes the mosaic to glitter Mosaic from St. Paul Outside the Walls

Early Christian Sculpture ,[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],The Good Shepherd, 3 rd Century, Marble, Half life size Roman Pastoral God, Aristaeus

Chalice of Antioch 350-500 CE, Silver and Gilt, 19 cm high ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Da . Da Da!!!! Justinian saves the day!! ,[object Object],[object Object],Roman Empire at Justinian’s rise to power (527) Roman Empire at Justinian’s Death (527) Ravenna

San Vitale, Exterior, 525-547, Ravenna

[object Object],[object Object],San Vitale - Interior, 525-547, Ravenna

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[object Object],[object Object],Hagia Sophia

Future Architects take note: The Design of Hagia Sophia ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The marvel of pendentives... See how the pendentives seem to disguise how the massive weight of the dome is held up? Very light and airy as a result....

Floor plan of Hagia Sophia ,[object Object],Pier Pendentive

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[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hagia Sophia Mosaics Christ between the Virgin and Saint John the Baptist, mosaic, 1261

Enthroned Madonna and Child, 13 th Century, Egg Tempera on panel, 122 x 77 cm ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Fall of the Roman Empire ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

To sum up... ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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