XV. Middle Byzantine Programmes in Foreign Courts
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XV. Middle Byzantine Programmes in Foreign Courts InSitu | Flashcards | Help
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| 1. The Kievan Rus | |
| Hagia Sophia, Kiev, constructed under Yaroslav the Wise (1019-54) | |
| Plan |
| Interior view to sanctuary apse |
| Pantokrator in dome |
| Mosaic of Virgin Orant |
| Communion of Apostles |
| Sanctuary, general view |
| St. Demetrios, Vladimir, 1193-97 | |
| General view of exterior |
| Detail of exterior sculpture showing king David enthroned amidst animals |
| 2. Norman Sicily | |
| Palermo, Cappella Palatina: architecture and mosaics of the dome and transept, 1140-43 | |
| Reconstruction drawing of exterior from palace courtyard |
| Interior view to the sanctuary |
| Mosaics | |
| View of the dome |
| View of feasts scenes on south transept wall |
| Detail |
| Nativity |
| Martorana (St. Mary of the Admiral), Palermo: architecture and mosaics, ca. 1143 | |
| Portrait of King Roger II crowned by Christ |
| Portrait of George of Antioch kneeling before the Virgin |
| Cefalù Cathedral, sanctuary mosaics, 1148 | |
| Central apse, Pantocrator |
| Saints Peter, Vincent, Lawrence, Gregory, Augustine, and Sylvester |
| Apostles |
| 3. Venice | |
| Basilica of San Marco (the Ducal Chapel), Venice: architecture mainly completed 1094 (facade after 1204) | |
| Exterior view from the west |
| Plan |
| Interior view to the east |
| Mosaics, ca.1100-1200 | |
| Ascension |
| Pentecost |
| Translation of Mark's relics from Alexandria |
| Reception of Relics by the Doge and Patriarch of Grado |
| Bigonzo porphyry pulpit and ducal box constructed after 1204 from 6th century Byzantine transom slabs (possibly from Hagia Sophia) |
| Gospel pulpit, constructed after 1204 mainly from sixth-century spolia from Constantinople |
| Rededication of San Marco with Relics of St. Mark, mosaic over Porta di S. Alippio |
| Relics from Ducal Corridor |