Search results
An Early Byzantine sculpture of a woman with a scroll at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Evan and Anne discuss Marble Portrait Bust of a Woman with a Scroll, late 4th–early 5th century C.E., pentelic marble, 53 x 27.5 x 22.2 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Cloisters Collection)
Jan 3, 2020 · Hear Byzantine art historians Evan Freeman and Anne McClanan unlock the meanings of a marble sculpture from the past, showing an early Byzantine/Late Roman w...
Head of a Woman. Byzantine. 5th century. On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 301. This head, like the others here, was once part of a larger statue. Each portrait is missing the inlays for the eyes, which would have enhanced the realism of the portraits.
This statuette of a woman in fashionable dress probably once held in its hand a spear or other object identifying it as a personification, perhaps of a city.
The Aphrodite of Knidos (or Cnidus) was an Ancient Greek sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite created by Praxiteles of Athens around the 4th century BC. It was one of the first life-sized representations of the nude female form in Greek history, displaying an alternative idea to male heroic nudity.
Apr 6, 2018 · Women in the Byzantine Empire (4th to 15th century CE) were, amongst the upper classes, largely expected to supervise the family home and raise children while those who had to work for a living did so in most of the industries of the period, from manufacturing to hospitality.
People also ask
Who were some famous Byzantine women?
What did women do in the Byzantine Empire?
Who was the first female Byzantine emperor?
Why were Byzantine women regarded as equal?
Arts of the Ancient Mediterranean and Byzantium. Artist. Ancient Greek. Title. Statuette of a Woman. Place. Smyrna (Object made in) Date. Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible.
