ARTS 149 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Sophia (Wisdom), Purple Parchment, Harbaville Triptych
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Byzantium: art and acheology of byzantium = byzantine, capital of the roman empire in the east, renamed as constantinople by constantine. Early byzantine art: the golden age of justinian. During the 5th and 6th century, the eastern roman empire prospered and reached its peak under emperor justinian (r. 527-565) and his wife theodora (died in 548). Theodora embarked on a spectacular campaign of building and renovation. In 532, they ordered the construction of the church of renovation. In 532, they ordered the construction of the church of. Hagia sophia ( holy wisdom ), which was designed by anthemius of tralle and isidorus of miletus. The church was completed in 537 and its gigantic dome is impressive. Hagia sophia is an innovative hybrid of longitudinal and central architectural planning (an hybrid between a basilica and a rotunda). Hagia sophia is dominated by the hovering form of its gigantic dome.
