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NOTES: Chapter 8 Byzantine Art

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David Battling Goliath  "David Plate"  Made in Constantinople, 629 - 630 CE Silver 1. An excellent example of sequential art  2. How was it made? Created in a sheet of silver, the process was chased 3. It is seen in three parts that are divided by registers and  describes spatial and time zones through scale and proportion  4. Mixture of Judeo subject matter with Classical (Roman heroes) - this mixture was typical in the art that characterized the Byzantine Empire 5. Patrons and artists had no conflict with mixing of stories --- thus a Jewish subject, created for a Christian patron in a pagan style was absolutely okey-dokey 6. The object was stamped similar to sterling today -- showing the purity of silver 7. The object was displayed in the homes of their wealthy owner, who was also highly educated, having refined taste! Byzantine Empire -- - Constantinople located at the mouth of the Mediterranean and Black Seas - perf...
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NOTES: Jewish and Early Christian Art . Chapter 7

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Reminders.... early audience halls became gathering places for Christian worship. p. 206 Audience Hall of Constantius Chorus  = Basilica today The  Basilica's  large scale illustrated the aesthetic that was large in size, simple and plan and no-nonsense  Constantine the Great  (305 CE He emerged victorious in 312 CE defeating Maxentius (son of Maximian) in Rome. According to Christian tradition, "Constantine had a vision the night before the battle in which he saw a flaming cross in the sky and heard these words: "In this sign you shall conquer."" The next morning he ordered that his army's shields be  inscribed with the XP ( chi rho  in Latin) The labarum (Greek: λάβαρον) was a vexillum  (military standard)  that displayed the " Chi - Rho " symbol ☧, a  christogram  formed from the first two Greek letters of the word "Christ"  (Greek: ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ, or Χριστός) —  Chi  (χ) and  Rho  (ρ)....
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    The Jewel cover of the Lindau Gospels (front and back respectively)  circa 780-880 CE. Created under the commission of Charlemagne and Charles the Bald ​ The Jewel cover of the Lindau Gospels is very symbolic and intricate work of art itself, apart from the illuminated manuscript. It has a very intriguing historical background that includes a vast variety of different cultures.  The cultural context of the Jewelled cover has a great deal to do with the actual creation of it, and the art that is depicted on it.  The cover also implements many of the principles and elements of design . There are vast historical and cultural backgrounds behind this Jewel cover of the Lindau Gospels.   The cover  was created  in different parts, in different regions, and at different times. The back cover was the first part to be made. It was created in the late 700’s,  most likely around  784  during  Bishop  Virgilius ’ time...
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