EARLY CHRISTIAN, JEWISH, AND BYZANTINE ART
64899829 | synagogue-wall with Torah Niche | Syria. 244-45. Jewish places of worship, called a synagogue, were built like a house but with a long bench and a niche for the Torah scrolls. | ![]() | 0 |
64899830 | Saint Peter's Basilica | Constantine began construction of this first great Christian church. Christian basilicas developed a distinctive form. | ![]() | 1 |
64899831 | Basilica and Central-plan | The basilica-Plan is long with a narrow clerestory. The central-plan is more compact with a dome. | ![]() | 2 |
64899832 | The Finding of Baby Moses | Syria. 244-45. wall painting in synagogue | ![]() | 3 |
64920077 | Church of Santa Constanza | The church was built as a mausoleum for Constantine's daughter Constanza. | ![]() | 4 |
64920078 | Harvesting of grapes | Rome c.350. Mosaic | ![]() | 5 |
64920079 | MAUSOLEUM OF GALA PLACIDIA | RAVENNA C. 425-26 | ![]() | 6 |
64920080 | GOOD SHEPARD | MAUSOLEUM OF GALA PLACIDIA C. 425-26 | ![]() | 7 |
64920081 | CLERESTORY AND DOME, BAPTISTRY OF ORTHODOX | Early 5th century; dome remodeled c. 450-60 | ![]() | 8 |
64920082 | ICONOCLASM | the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical; the doctrine of iconoclasts. | 9 | |
64920083 | Pendentives | triangular support system for dome | 10 | |
64920084 | Squinches | architectural devices used as a transition from a square to a polygonal or circular base for a dome | 11 | |
64920085 | Icon | a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel | 12 | |
64920086 | Codex | an unbound manuscript of some ancient classic (as distinguished from a scroll) | 13 | |
64920087 | CHURCH OF HAGIA SOPHIA | Anthemis of Trailles and Isidorus of Miletus. built for Emperor Justinian in 532-537 by these two famous architects. | ![]() | 14 |
64920088 | Plan of Hagia Sophia | ![]() | 15 | |
64920089 | Pendentives and Squinches | Two methods of supporting a round dome | ![]() | 16 |
64920090 | Church of San Vitale | Ravenna. c.546-548 | ![]() | 17 |
64920091 | Empress Theodora | South wall of apse at The church of San Vitale | ![]() | 18 |
64920092 | Virgin of Vladimir | This revered panel is painted in tempera. Tempera is powdered pigment mixed with egg yolk and water.Gold leaf applied to Christ's robe and the Maria's cape. 11th-12th C. | ![]() | 19 |
64920093 | Harbaville Triptych | Mid-11th c. Ivory | ![]() | 20 |
64920094 | Archangel Michael | Late 10th - Early 11th c. Silver gilt with Enamel. | ![]() | 21 |
64920095 | ANASTASIS | Apse of funerary chapel, Church of the Monastery of Christ in Chora. | ![]() | 22 |
64920096 | The old testament Trinity | Tempera icon by monk Andrey Rublyov. | ![]() | 23 |