Art of the Byzantine Empire, 312-1453

by Mango, Cyril A.

• ISBN13: 9780802066275
• ISBN10: 0802066275
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1986-05-01
• Publisher: Univ of Toronto Pr

Summary

An anthology of translated histories, chronicles, saint?s lives, theological treatises, and accounts present an in-depth analysis of Byzantine art. Focusing on Constantinople, Mango chronicles the arts, and places them in historical, political, and theolo

Table of Contents

Preface	ix	(2)
Introduction	xi	(5)
Abbreviations	xvi
1. Constantine (312-37)	3	(18)
The Church of Tyre (c. 317)	4	(3)
The Construction of Constantinople (324-30)	7	(3)
Christian Monuments at Constantinople, Nicomedia, and Antioch	10	(1)
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre at Jerusalem (326-35)	11	(3)
The Church of Laodiceia Combusta in Lycaonia (c. 330)	14	(1)
Exemptions Conferred on Architects and Artisans	14	(1)
Constantine's Coins and Effigies	15	(1)
A Painting at the Palace Gate	15	(1)
Christian Portraiture	16	(1)
Portraits of Patriarchs	16	(1)
Opposition to Christian Portraiture	16	(5)
2. From Constantine to Justinian (337-527)	21	(34)
Churches	24	(8)
Church Decoration	32	(1)
Heterodox Painting	33	(1)
The Sacrifice of Isaac	34	(1)
Votive Images	34	(1)
Pictures of a Miracle	35	(1)
Crosses not to be Trodden on	36	(1)
Decoration of Martyria	36	(3)
Religious Portraiture	39	(2)
Opposition to Religious Art	41	(3)
Secular Art	44	(1)
Imperial Statues	45	(1)
Statues of Magistrates	46	(1)
Imperial Portraits	46	(2)
Deeds of Emperors	48	(2)
Exemptions Conferred on Painters	50	(1)
Minor Arts	50	(5)
3. Justinian (527-65)	55	(68)
The Cathedral of Edessa	57	(3)
St. Sergius at Gaza	60	(8)
St. Stephen at Gaza	68	(4)
St. Sophia, Constantinople (532-37) and Other Churches	72	(32)
Ravenna	104	(4)
Secular Buildings at Constantinople	108	(5)
Religious Painting	113	(3)
Justification of Religious Images	116	(1)
Secular Images	117	(6)
4. From Justinian to Iconoclasm (565-726)	123	(26)
Justin II (565-78)	124	(4)
Tiberius (578-82)	128	(1)
Maurice (582-602)	128	(2)
Phocas (602-10)	130	(1)
Ravenna	130	(1)
Justinian II (First reign, 685-95)	131	(1)
Artistic Relations with the Arabs	132	(1)
Secular Painting	132	(1)
Religious Painting	133	(7)
Justification of Religious Painting	140	(1)
Images as Propaganda	141	(1)
Symbolism of the Church Building	141	(2)
Carving and Minor Arts	143	(6)
5. The Period of Iconoclasm (726-842)	149	(32)
The Beginning of Iconoclasm in Syria	150	(1)
The First Period of Iconoclasm (726-80)	151	(5)
The Restoration of Images under Irene (780-802)	156	(1)
The Second Period of Iconoclasm (814-42)	157	(8)
The Iconoclastic Position	165	(4)
The Orthodox Position	169	(12)
6. The Middle Byzantine Period (843-1204)	181	(62)
Michael III (842-67)	184	(8)
Basil I (867-86)	192	(10)
Leo VI (886-912)	202	(5)
Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus (913-59)	207	(3)
Icons and Iconography	210	(5)
An Imaginary Palace	215	(2)
The Eleventh Century	217	(4)
Byzantine Artists at Kiev	221	(3)
The Comneni (1081-1185)	224	(12)
The Angeli (1185-1204)	236	(1)
Inventories	237	(6)
7. The Late Byzantine Period (1204-1453)	243	(17)
Attitude towards Antiquity	245	(1)
Michael VIII (1259-82)	245	(1)
Andronicus II (1282-1328)	246	(3)
John V (1341-91)	249	(1)
Constantinople in the Fifteenth Century	250	(2)
The Palace of Trezibond	252	(1)
Attitude towards Latin Religious Art	253	(1)
Aesthetic Theory	254	(1)
Byzantine Artists in Russia	255	(3)
A Cretan Painter	258	(2)
Bibliography	260	(1)
Index of Authors and Anonymous Works	261	(6)
Greek	261	(4)
Latin and Western	265	(1)
Oriental	266	(1)
Slavic	266	(1)
General Index	267