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Early Chris+ans Art
West Wall of Dura Europos synagogue c.245. Tempera on Plaster
Moses giving water to the Twelve Tribe of Israel
Catacomb showing loculi
Rome
3rd-4th centuries
Map pf Byzan+ne Empire under Jus+nian I, ad 565
Santa Maria An<qua Rome, 4th Century, Marble
SARCOPHAGI
Jonah as an Idealized Classical Reclining nude
Old Saint Peter’s Basilica (restoration drawing)
Rome, Italy
ca. 320
BASILICAS
Old Saint Peter’s Basilica (plan)
Rome, Italy
ca. 320
1. Nave
2. Aisles
3. Apse
4. Transept
5. Narthex
6. Atrium
Old Saint Peter’s Basilica (section)
Rome, Italy
ca. 320
Christus‐Sol, under Saint Peter’s necropolis
3rd Century, Rome. Vault mosaic
Aula Palatina (basilica)
Trier, Germany
early 4th century
Santa Sabina
Rome, Italy
ca. 422-432
Santa Costanza
Rome, Italy
ca. 337-351
CENTRALLY PLANNED BUILDINGS
Interior of Santa Costanza Rome, c. 350
Santa Costanza
Rome, Italy
ca. 337-351
Longitudinal Section Plan
Santa Costanza vault mosaic
Rome, Italy
ca. 337-351 tessera mosaic
The ambulatory ceiling of Santa Costanza
Rome, c. 350. Mosaic
Exterior of the mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna
c. 425‐426
Interior of the mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna c. 425‐426
Dome Mosaic of Heaven Mausoleum of Galla Placidia
Ravenna, Italy
ca. 425 tessera mosaic
Christ as the Good Shepherd c. 425‐426, Mosaic
Detail of geometric border from the
mausoleum of Galla Placidia Ravenna
c. 425‐426. Mosaic
Byzan+ne Style a.d. 540
Justinian as world conqueror (Barberini Ivory) mid-6th century ivory 1 ft. 1 1/2 in. x 10 1/2 in.
San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
526-547
Interior of San Vitale Ravenna, 540‐547
Ceiling of the Choir San Vitale c. 547, Mosaic
Detail of a capital San Vitale c. 540, Marble
Apse Mosaic San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
526-547 mosaic
Court of Jus<nian Apse Mosaic, San Vitale c.547 (264 x 365 m)
Theodora and attendants
south wall apse mosaic, San Vitale
Ravenna, Italy
ca. 547 mosaic
Exterior of Hagia Sophia Constan+nople (now Istanbul),
completed 537
Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus
Hagia Sophia
Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey
532-537
Hagia Sophia
Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey
532-537
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1 Atrium 2 Narthex 3 Nave 4 Apse 5 baptistry 6 Minaret
Interior of Hagia Sophia
Anthemius of Tralles & Isidorus of Miletus
Hagia Sophia
Constantinpole, (Istanbul), Turkey
532-537
Transfiguration of Jesus apse mosaic, Church of the Virgin Monastery of Saint Catherine Mount Sinai, Egypt ca. 565 mosaic
The Transfigura<on Church of Saint Catherine monastery,
Mount Sinai, Egypt, c. 550 – 565, Mosaic
Joseph and Pothipar’s Wife Vienna Genesis, early 6th century
CODEX
Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Felix and
Augustus 528. Fresco, Commodilla
catacombs, Rome
Icon of Saint Peter Saint Catherine monastery,
Mount Sinai, Egypt
Incense burner in the shape of a domed building 12th century. Gilded Silver
Procuratoria di San Marco, Venice
Virgin and Child Enthroned Church of Hosios Loukas, Greece,
c. 1020. Apse Mosaic
Harrowing of Hell Church of Hosios Loukas, Greece c. 1020 Mosaic
Katholikon and Church of the Theotokos
Hosios Loukas, Greece
Katholikon early 11th century, Church of the Theotokos, 10th century
Dome of the Katholikon
Hosios Loukas, Greece
11th century fresco
Crucifixion Church of Hosios Loukas, Greece,
c. 1020. Mosaic
Pantokrator From the abbey church of
Monreale, Palermo, before 1183. Mosaic
Christ Mosaic, Hagia Sophia
13th century
Old Testament Trinity Early 15th century, Panel pain+ng
Saint Basil’s Cathedral Moscow, 1554‐60.
Saint Mark’s Cathedral
Venice, Italy
begun 1063
Saint Mark’s Cathedral
Venice, Italy
begun 1063
interior of Saint Mark’s Cathedral
Venice, Italy
ca. 1180 mosaic
interior of Saint Mark’s Cathedral
Venice, Italy
ca. 1180 mosaic
Archangel
Pala d’Oro from Saint Mark’s Cathedral
Venice, Italy
ca. 1105 gold cloisonné with precious stones
Review of Byzan+ne Style
• Disregarded perspec+ve – figures float in the air
• Golden mosaic backgrounds depicts Christ as the “Light of the World” and also illuminates the interior of the structure
• Iconography – Chris+an oriented art