ARHT 105 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Hagia Irene, Vellum, Pendentive
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Plan and cutaway drawing of the church of san vitale, ravenna, begun c. 520 ce, consecrated 547 ce. Church of san vitale, interior and mosaics, c. 547. (left) apse mosaic, christ enthroned, flanked by angels, st. vitalis, and bishop ecclesius (right) Bishop ecclesius seen holding a model of the church, handing it to christ. Empress theodora and her attendants, south wall of the apse (left) Exterior, hagia sophia ( holy wisdom ), constantinople (modern-day istanbul), 532 537. Plan and section of the church and hagia sophia, 532-537 ce. View of the dome, church of hagia sophia, 532-537 ce. Rebecca at the well, from the vienna genesis, early 6th century, tempera, gold, and silver paint on purple-dyed vellum, made in syria or palestine. Virgin and child with angels and saints, second half of the 6th century ce, encaustic painting on wood. Cross apse mosaic, after 740, hagia eirene, constantinople.
