The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and
silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful
representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values
in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and wallpaintings
placed in domed churches and public buildings. This complete
introduction to the whole period and range of Byzantine art combines
immense breadth with interesting historical detail. Robin Cormack
overturns the myth that Byzantine art remained constant from the
inauguration of Constantinople, its artistic centre, in the year 330
until the fall of the city to the Ottomans in 1453. He shows how the
many political and religious upheavals of this period produced a wide
range of styles and developments in art. This updated, colour edition
includes new discoveries, a revised bibliography, and, in a new
epilogue, a rethinking of Byzantine Art for the present day.
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ISBN
9780191084478
Publisert
2020
Utgave
2. utgave
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Vendor
OUP Oxford
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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