ARH 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Santa Costanza, Reverse Perspective, Contrapposto
28 Apr 2016
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Byzantines = eastern part former roman empire (think of domes) Context: roman empire gone now, moved capital from rome to constantinople, justinian recaptures italy. Early byzantines use central plan and dome (from early christian) San vitale: like santa costanza from early christian. Centralized plan: 3 story elevation (becomes a thing) (father, son and holy spirit, to support dome weight, used alternating system of piers (rectangular form) and columns, nave in center, has amazing mosaics, capital on columns (basket capitals) New type of byzantine capital called basket capital (slide 6) Dome resting on air is effect they are going for: apse. Slide 9 = different faces for each people (verism present) Reverse perspective (looking down at feet and characters) Decorative patterns conceal mass and volume underneath. 2: perhaps contrapposto stance but obscured by drapery. Hagia sophia (constantinople: combined centralized plan + basilica = domed basilica, conches = half domes and exedras (quarter domes, piers and pendentives (slide 16 explains it)
