Animal in Medieval Art
Animals, both real and fantastic, occupied an important place in medieval art and thought.Artists readily employed animal motifs, along with foliate designs, as part of their decorative vocabulary.
Art and Death in Medieval Byzantium
Dramatic illustrations of saintly deaths, as well as elaborate tombs
featuring portraits of the deceased, were among the most powerful and
persistent images in medieval Byzantium from the ninth to the fifteenth
century.
Art of the Christian Liturgy in the Middle Age
The central focus of the liturgy is the Eucharist, in which Christians
take consecrated wine and bread in commemoration of the Last Supper and
Christ's death.The term liturgy refers to the rites and ceremonies.
The Art of the Book in the Middle Ages
Before the invention of mechanical printing, books were handmade
objects, treasured as works of art and as symbols of enduring knowledge.Indeed, in the Middle Ages, the book becomes an attribute of God.
Byzantine Art under Islam
The Byzantine empire's interaction with Islamic culture had a profound
effect on its art. Islam's rise and military success were the greatest
threat to the stability of the empire and its territories.
Byzantine Ivories
The city of Constantinople was the foremost center of commerce and trade
in Europe until the ascent of competitive centers on the Italian
peninsula during the thirteenth century.
Byzantium
In 330 A.D, the first Christian ruler of the Roman empire, Constantine
the Great, transferred the ancient imperial
capital from Rome to the city of Byzantion located on the easternmost
territory of the European continent, at a major intersection of
east-west trade.
Carolingian Art
On Christmas day in the year 800, Charles, king of
the Franks, raised to the rank of emperor. The significance: it identified Charles
as a new kind of Christian Caesar who should rule a Holy Roman Empire
renewed and sanctioned by the Catholic Church.
The Face in Medieval Sculpture
The head was the chief symbolic part of the body for Western culture in
the Middle Ages, from the waning days of the Roman empire to the
Renaissance.
Hagia Sophia
The church of Hagia Sophia (literally "Holy Wisdom") in Constantinople. Hagia Sophia served as the cathedra, or bishop's seat, of the city. Originally called Megale Ekklesia (Great Church), the name Hagia Sophia came into use around 430.
