Byzintine art and Architiecture

Byzantine Art Eastern Christian Empire Byzantine art usually featured single religious figures called “Icons.” Byzantine art seems to radiate and glow!!!

Byzantine mosaics in the Eastern Roman and later the Byzantine Empire came from ancient Rome

Subject matter mostly Christian, but also regular life, Wealty families, Emperors,

The Iconoclastic ( Agaist the image) Controversy, There was a great debate and battle over the religious icons the Greek Orthodox and later Protestants viewed Icons as idol worship. Many loved the Icons because they put a face with the beloved saint, bible personality etc. The Icons won Protestant churches are more modest and have less religious imagery than Catholic

Byzantine Architechture