Early Christian 300AD – 1400AD

Early Christian300AD – 1400AD

1. Byzantine

2. Romanesque

3. Gothic

4. Early Renaissance

• Byzantine

• The Four Evangelists

• (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)

• Byzantine

• Archangel Gabriel

• 13th century (1200’s)• Tempera and gold on wood

(notice the linear treatment of the folds)

• Byzantine

• The Cambrai Madonna

• 14th cent. (1350 AD)

• Tempera and gold on wood

(Found in Cambrai, France)

• Byzantine

• Column from Hagia Sophia

notice the cut out lace-like areas

Be able to describe Byzantine capitals

• Hagia Sohia

• Byzantine

• Built by Emperor Justinian

• 525 AD

• In Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey)

• The four minarets were added later, when it was made an Islamic mosque

• Interior of the Hagia Sophia

• Byzantine with Islamic additions

• Note the windows that make it look like it is floating, and the four-arched pendentive.

• Harbaville Triptych

• Byzantine

• Ivory

• Notice the hinges

• Think you can figure out some of the people portrayed? Who would the patrons

be (people who paid for the artwork)

• Icon of the Savior

• Byzantine

• Pearls, gold, rubies.

• Tempera

• Note the style of halo, and compare to others

• Two Saints on Horseback

• Byzantine

• Tempera, silver

• Icon of the Virgin of Hodegetria

• Byzantine

• Gold and tempera

• Note the style of halo, and compare to others

• Icon with the Nativity

• Byzantine

• 1400’s

• Athens, Greece

Note: more background and environment

• Madonna Enthroned – Icon

• Byzantine

• National Gallery of Art – Washington, DC

Notice the curved throne, two angels, “teenage” looking Christ and linear folds

• Diptych

• Byzantine

• Ivory

• Look at the individual scenes

Where is the crucifixion?

What is on the left -/ 3rd section

• Emperor Justinian

• Byzantine

• 500AD

• Ivory

• Justinian

• Byzantine

• Mosaic

• 500AD

• In San Vitale church, Italy

• Madonna and Child

• Byzantine

• Ivory

• (notice the large eyes)

• Christ and ….

See if you can find out

• Byzantine

• Miniature Mosaic

• All of this is in a 3.5 inch area!!!

even has lettering.

Italy

• Donkey and Water Boy

• Byzantine

• Mosaic

• 5th century (400’s)

• Constantinople

• “Onuphrias”

help me find out who that is…

Byzantine

4th century -300’s

Is he turning into a tree?

• San Vitale

• Note the capitals

• What other slide was from San Vitale?

• St.George Slaying the Dragon

• Byzantine

• Early 1400s

• Miniature Mosaic

gold and silver rods

marble and glass

• Virgin and Saints Triptych

• Byzantine

• Late 1400’s

• Crete

Notice the faces and folds are looking more real, but the folds are still linear

• Capital

• Byzantine

• From San Vitale

• Compare to Hagia Sophia’s

• ST. Andrew the Fisherman

• Byzantine

• Mosaic

• San Vitale

• St. Mark’s Cathedral

• Venice

• Byzantine

• 2,600 columns!!!

• 5 domes

• Tympanum

• San Vitale

• Byzantine

• Interior

• San Vitale

• Byzantine

• Four Horses

• St. Mark’s

• Venice

• The horses are from ancient Greece

• St. Mark’s

• Interior

• Gold mosaics

• San Vitale

• Aerial view

• Sacrifice of Abel and Melchisideck

• San Vitale

• What do you see on the capitals?

• St. Mark’s Façade

• Close up

• Archangel Gabriel

• Byzantine

• ivory

• Serpent

• Book of Kells

• Byzantine

• Tempera and gold

• Chi Rho

• First two letters of Christ in Greek

• Book of Kells

• Gospel of John page

• Book of Kells

• Byzantine

• Tempera and gold