Byzantine art
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 sophistic…
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- Full title :Byzantine art / Charles Bayet.
Summary
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.
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- Publication Date:2012?
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Parkstone International
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2012?
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (199 pages) : : color illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781780427973, 1780427972
- oclc:ocn785781271
- LC Classification:N6250
- Dewey Decimal:709.0214
Table of Contents
Early Byzantine art (306-843) -- The renaissance of Byzantine art (843-1204) -- Late Byzantine art (1204-1453).
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