1. Byzantine
ART
A.D A.d.1453
Jocelyn Jimenez

2. Purpose of Byzantine art
The purpose of Byzantine art was to glorify the Christian religion and to express its mystery
. Byzantine art is a combination of Eastern and classical Western art.

3. The Sacrifice of Iphigenia
Who: unknown
What: carved ivory, bone plaques to show panels, whole casket 4.5” high, 16” long
Constantinople (Located in: Victoria and Albert Museum, London)
When: Tenth or eleventh century
Texture, space, and form
Created to demonstrate a scene during the end of Euripides’s play where Iphigenia is about to be sacrificed
it shows how they expressed their religious beliefs through art

4. Virgin and Child Between St Theodore and St. George
Who: unknown
When : sixth to seventh century
What: Encaustic Painting
Mount Sinai, Egypt
During this time, opposition to icon worship was important in the Monophysite provinces of Syria and Egypt
Color, shapes, space, and patterns
Created to demonstrate religious beliefs and the glory of the Virgin.
It is important because it has survived for so long, joined together with wire.
What influenced the artist was the incarnation of God and Roman Christianity

5. The Transfiguration of Jesus
Who: unknown
What: Mosaic from church of the monastery of St. Catherine
Mountain Sinai, Egypt
C. 560
What was happening: Byzantine style now fully represents Christian belief and its iconography
It was created to demonstrate the different symbolizations of the transfiguration of god: Jesus death and the death of his martys.
Color, shapes, patterns, and space
It is a prime example of how Byzantine art is about religious beliefs

6. The Vladimir Madonna Who: unknown When: twelfth century
What: Painted wood, original panel approx. 30.5”x21”
State Historical Museum, Moscow
Color, shape, contour lines
It was created to for the altars churches because of religion
Was taken to Moscow to protect that city from the Mongols.
Historically symbolic

7. the Old Testament trinity prefiguring the incarnation
Who: Andrei Rublev
When: c.1410
What: Painted Wood, 56”x45”
Where: Tretyakov Gallery Moscow
During this time, icon paintings thrived for centuries
Subtle line in union & Vivid colors

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