Prof. John J. Yiannias
Art History 221:

Early Christian & Byzantine Art

I. Early Developments: The Late Antique and the Classical A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1.   Late Antique and Classical: Comparisons 2.   Late Antique and Roman Painting 3.   Christian Art before Constantine
II. Constantine A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1.   The Tetrarchy 2.   Basilica of Maxentius & Constantine, and Colossal Statue of Constantine 3.   Arch of Constantine 4.   Bethlehem & Jerusalem 5.   Old St. Peter's & St. John Lateran 6.   Mausoleum of Constantina (Sta. Costanza)

III. The Late Fourth & Fifth Centuries A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1.   Early Christian Sarcophagi 2.   Obelisk & Missorium of Theodosius 3.   Portrait of Arcadius; Diptych of Nicomachi & Symmachi; Ascension Ivory 4.   Santa Pudenziana, and San Lorenzo 5.   Constantinople City Walls 6.   Sta. Maria Maggiore, Rome 7.   Thessaloniki; Portrait of Eutropius 8.   Constantinople; Ephesus; Syria; Egypt 9.   Ravenna: Orthodox Baptistry, and Baptistry of the Arians 10. Ravenna: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, and Mausoleum of Theodoric 11. Sant' Apollinare Nuovo (scenes of Christ's Life)

IV. Justinian & the Sixth Century A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1.   Constantinople: Great Palace and Cisterns 2.   Constantinople: SS. Sergius & Bacchus; Hagia Eirene 3.   Constantinople: Hagia Sophia 4.   Ravenna: Sant' Apollinare Nuovo (Procession of Saints) 5.   Ravenna: San Vitale 6.   Ravenna: Sant' Apollinare in Classe 7.   St. John's, Ephesus; Mt. Sinai; SS. Cosmas & Damian, Rome 8.   Sixth Century Icons, Ivories and Metalwork 9.   Sixth Century Manuscripts

V. The Seventh Century A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1. The Seventh Century: Mosaics and Metalwork

VI. The Macedonian Dynasty A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1.   Mosaics: Constantinople and Thessaloniki 2.   Manuscripts, Icons and Ivories 3.   Churches and Additional Mosaics

VII. The Comnenian Dynasty A. Overview (may load very slowly) B. Images and Text 1.   Daphni; Hagia Sophia (mosaic); Virgin of Vladimir 2.   Comnenian Mosaics: Cefalu, Palermo, Monreale 3.   Comnenian Frescoes: Nerezi, Staraya Ladoga, Kurbinovo, Vladimir

VIII. The Last Flowering and After A. Overview, Part 1 (may load very slowly) B. Overview, Part 2 (may load very slowly) C. Images and Text 1.   Late Frescoes (Part One): Studenica, Mileseva, Pec 2.   Late Frescoes (Part Two): Bojana, Sopocani 3.   Hagia Sophia: Deesis Mosaic; Icon of Christ Pantocrator; Late Frescoes from Ohrid and Athos 4.   Thessaloniki: Church of the Holy Apostles; Annunciation Icon from Ohrid 5.   Constantinople: Kariye Djami (Church of the Chora) 6.   Gracanica; Paris gr. 1242 7.   Novgorod and Theophanes the Greek 8.   Volotovo; Markov Monastery; Mistra 9.   Andrei Rublëv; Moscow; Kizhi 10. Meteora; Athos

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