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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457383803321

Autore

Bayet Charles

Titolo

Byzantine art [[electronic resource] /] / Charles Bayet

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Parkstone International, [2012?]

ISBN

1-283-95219-X

1-78042-797-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Art of century collection

Disciplina

709.0214

Soggetti

Art, Byzantine

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Early Byzantine Art (306-843); The Birth of a New Style (306-527); Art under Justinian and His Successors (527-726); Architecture; Painting, Mosaics, and Illuminations; Sculpture and Metalworking; Art under Iconoclasm (726-843); The Renaissance of Byzantine Art (843-1204); Art under the Macedonians and the Komnenoi; Architecture; Mosaics, Painting, and Illuminations; Sculpture, Metalworking; Byzantine Influences in the West; Late Byzantine Art (1204-1453); Art under the Eastern Roman Empire (1204-1261); Art under the Palaiologoi (1261-1453); Conclusion; Chronology

The Byzantine EmpireGlossary; Bibliography; List of Illustrations

Sommario/riassunto

For more than a millennium, from its creation in 330 A.D. until its fall in 1453, the Byzantine Empire was a cradle of artistic effervescence that we are only beginning to rediscover. 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, Northern 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 palace