ARTH 120 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Church Of The Holy Sepulchre, Toledo, Spain, Hypostyle
23 Oct 2016
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Emperor justinian and local bishop maximianus 547 ce. Shifting balance of power between justinian and maximianus. Suggests complex relationship between church and state. Actual portraits: their faces are all individual, unique to their appearance. Empress theodora and her attendants, 547 (across from justinian) Theodora, actress, first justinian"s mistress, then wife. Would take control of state when he was travelling. Depicted as carrying the bejeweled cup for mass - the wine - the blood of christ. No conflict of power in this mosaic: all of her attendants are standing behind her. However all faces appear like carbon copies; a lack of individuality. Standing outside in the courtyard, entering the holy sanctuary. The byzantine empire reigned for 1,000 years till the fall of constantinople, which leads to Arises out of the hebrew and christian bibles. The root of the renaissance due to an outpouring of intellectual rigour and growth. Love poetry, scholarly learning, thought stems from the islamic world.
