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Byzantine art, the visual arts and architecture produced during the Middle Ages in the Byzantine Empire. Almost entirely concerned with religious expression, Byzantine art is known for the mosaics covering the interior of domed churches. They often feature flat and frontal figures floating on a golden background.
Byzantine art comprises the body of artistic products of the Eastern Roman Empire, as well as the nations and states that inherited culturally from the empire.
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Dec 6, 2023 · It’s helpful to know that Byzantine art is generally divided up into three distinct periods: Early Byzantine (c. 330–843) Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George, sixth or early seventh century, encaustic on wood, 2′ 3″ x 1′ 7 3/8″ (St. Catherine’s Monastery, Sinai, Egypt)
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A beginner's guide to Byzantine Art. Google Classroom. By Dr. Ellen Hurst. Approximate boundaries of the Byzantine Empire at its greatest extent in the mid-6th century (underlying map © Google)
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This new-found power of images, however, was not without controversy and sparked a heated and, at times, violent debate over the place of images in the church. Byzantine emperors used art and architecture to signal their strength and importance.
During the Middle Byzantine period, figural images and especially icons were increasingly employed for the decoration of the templon, or eastern sanctuary barrier of the Byzantine church, and its adjacent wall spaces.
