This document is a study tool designed for use in conjunction with Art History 221: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, taught by Prof. John J. Yiannias of the McIntire Department of Art at the University of Virginia. All images contained within this document are copyright protected by their respective owners and may be used only for study purposes at the Digital Image Center in the Fiske-Kimball Fine Arts Library. No images may be copied or downloaded.
The purpose of this document is to facilitate study for ArtH 221: Early Christian and Byzantine Art, by bringing together the images presented in class in a clear and manageable way. You will find that this document is broken down first into general categories, such as Late Antique or Early Christian, and then into more specific categories based upon the way the information was presented in class.
Each general category will include an "overview" of the material presented within that category. Overviews will be useful for gaining a sense of what kinds of works fall together within a category.
For a more detailed view of any work accompanied by textual information about the work, you may reach a sub-category, such as Catacomb Painting or the Arch of Constantine, either from the Table of Contents or from an Overview.
Finally, the most detailed images can be reached by using your mouse to select an image within the subcategory documents. This will bring you to a "JPEG" image that will fill the window of your Netscape browser. From the "JPEG" image you can return to the previous page by selecting the "Back" button in the upper left corner of the Netscape window.
Please realize that this is not a comprehensive presentation of every single image shown in class. You may note that detailed views of certain works will not always be presented here. Occasionally there may be works omitted entirely. Should you notice any major discrepancies or problems, please report them to either Mr. Yiannias, or via e-mail to slideroom@virginia.edu. Problems related directly to a computer or the network should be reported to the Digital Image Center staff.