ARTS 480 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Basilica Of San Vitale, Chludov Psalter, Christ Child
16 Oct 2017
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Ravenna became the capital: san vitale, ravenna, italy, 526-47 ad, centrally planned church, octagonal. Interior was covered in byzantine mosaics made from marble and gold. Is slightly distinguished from everyone else: wearing imperial purple (dye made from shells, has a halo, jewelry, hovering above the ground, no depth, in kind of in limbo, has elongated, almond eyes, empress theodora and her attendants. Imperial purple, wine, hovering, halo and jewelry, also has no depth: from the front view, a(cid:374)the(cid:373)ius of tralles a(cid:374)d isldorus of miletus (cid:862)haga ophia(cid:863) Istanbul, 537 ad: one of the largest churches, minarets made after it became a mosque. Interior: massive arches, pendentives built from mortar and brick to get rid of some of the weight. The dome had as many windows as possible: mosaic and marble were used, carvings like skeletons---monograph of justinian, the imperial church, monastery of st. catherine, mt.
