Byzantium

Art and Culture

Introduction

  • Byzantine Art: An Introduction
  • Themes in Byzantine Art
  • Byzantium: Materials and Techniques
  • Timeline
  • TimeLine: Late Rome and Early Byzantium
  • Meet The People: Elements of Byzantine Society

    • Images - Dumbarton Oaks

  • Late Roman and Early Byzantine Art
  • Early Byzantine Art
  • Late Byzantine Art
  • Middle Byzantine Art

    • Maps

    Painting

    The Church St. Saviour in Chora - 14th Cent.

  • Virgin Mary Praying
  • The Virgin implore Christ

    • Athos

  • Chrysobull of Alexios III Komnenos in Dionysiou [img 124]
  • Dionysiou - general view [img 39]
  • Philotheou - Katholikon [img 56]
  • Simonas Petras, west view [img 57]
  • Simonas Petras, south east view [img 76]
  • Grand Lavra - Katholicon[img 76
  • Vatopedi - Refectory [img 77]
  • Icon of Christ Pantokrator, treasury of Chilander, 13th cent. [img 93] and
  • smaller version
  • Icon of St. John the Evangelist from Dionysiou, 11th cent. [img 102]
  • Prayer of Jesus in Gethsemene from Dionysiou, 11th century, [img 107]
  • Ivory of the Crucifixion from Dionysiou, date? [img 114]

    • Art from the Toplou Monastery in Crete

  • Icon: Christ Pantokrator end of 15th cent.
  • Icon: Virgin Amolyntos, or the Immaculate Virgin, 16th cent.
  • Icon: Virgin and St. Nicholas, portable icon. date?
  • John Kornaros: "Great You Are my Lord", 1770
  • Detail: The Holy Trinity and Angels
  • Detail: The Virgin, Adam and Eve

    • Miscellaneous

  • Cal-Hellas Painted Icons (Store Catalog)
  • OCF Icon Archive
  • St. Gregory Palamas
  • The Virgin of Vladmir
  • St. John the Theologian
  • St. Philip the Apostle
  • The Presentation in the Temple
  • Madonna and Child

    • Architecture

    Constantinople

  • Map: Medieval Constantinople
  • General view of the Hippodrome with Hagia Sophia in background
  • Panorama of modern Istanbul
  • The Theodosian walls
  • The Theodosian walls - another view
  • Interior of Hagia Irene

    • Hagia Sophia - 6th Cent.

    The Church St. Saviour in Chora - 14th Cent.

    Ravenna

    Thessaloniki

  • Alexander The Great
  • Triumphal Arch of Galerius from the Roman period.
  • Church of St. Demetrius
  • Church of St. Sophia
  • White Tower part of the city walls.
  • Mt. Athos

    • Miscellaneous

  • Monasteries of Mount Athos
  • 3D Computer Reconstructions
  • Greece and Italy
  • Church of St. Theodore at Mistra
  • Catholic Encyclopedia (Text about Architecture)

    • Mosaic

  • Mosaic Pavements of Zippori - Sepphoris
  • Zoe and Constantine IX Monomachos
  • Zoe and Constantine IX Monomachus - another image
  • Christ Pantokrator
  • Christ Pantokrator - close up
  • Virgin and Child
  • The Empress Theodora from mosaic in San Vitale, 1st 1/2 6th cent.

    • Sculpture

  • Constantine 1
  • Head of Constantine I
  • Justinian I
  • Panels from Adam and Eve Caskets
  • Casket with Warriors and Dancers
  • Three Panels from a Casket depicting the Story of Joshua
  • Icon with Saint Demetrios

    • Cloisonné

  • Cal-Hellas Enamels (Store Catalog)
  • Cloisonné Pendant

    • Metal Work

  • Early Byzantine Silver
  • Saint George
  • Pendant and Stick
  • Double-Faced Enkolpion
  • Processional Cross
  • David and Goliath from the David Plates of the Second Cyprus Treasure
  • The Attarouthi Treasure
  • Medallion of the Emperor Maurice Tiberius

    • Silk/Cloth

  • Early Byzantine Textiles

    • Music

  • Chanting Clips
  • Byzantine Music Lesson

    • Other Resources

  • Byzantine Documentation - Dumbarton Oaks
  • Jerusalem (135-638 CE)
    • Costumes; Food; Water Supply; People; Sites