Byzantine, Islamic Art, Art of the Migration Period (Dark Ages), Carolingian Art

Hagia Sophia

• Byzantine

• Istanbul, Turkey

• Architects: Anthemius and Isidore

San Vitale

• Byzantine

• Ravenna

• Marble, Terra-cotta, Masonry, Mosaic

Pantokrator Icon

• Byzantine

• Mt. Sinai

• Wood, gold

Crucifixion

• Byzantine

• Church of the Dormition Daphne, Greece

• Mosaic

Dome of the Rock

• Islamic Art

• Jerusalem

• Marks the place where Abraham came to sacrifice Isaac. Came to be thought of as the site of the Mira’s, the Prophet Muhammad’s miraculous ascension to heaven

Great Mosque

• Islamic Art

• Cordoba, Spain

• To signify the Iberian site as a stronghold in the Muslim world

Clasps and Purse Cover

• Art of the Migration Period (Dark Ages)

• Sutton Hoo Ship Burial

• Gold, Garnet, Glass

• Examples of the wealth and status of the patron that was buried

Image of a Man (Symbol of St. Matthew)

• Art of the Migration Period (Dark Ages)

• Book of Darrow

• One of the earliest Irish Christian depictions of a human figure

Beginning Text of Matthew and St. Matthew

• Art of the Migration Period (Dark Ages)

• Book of Lindisfarne

• Insular art

Palatine Chapel

• Carolingian Art

• Aachen

• Architect: Odo of Metz

• Dedicated to Christ and the Virgin Mary

St. Matthew

• Carolingian Art

• Coronation Gospels

• To be used in the coronation ceremonies of German emperors

St. Matthew

• Carolingian Art

• Ebbs Gospeels

• Evangelist in a state of anguish over his writing

• Expressionistic style

Crucifixion

• Carolingian Art

• Lindau Gospels Cover

• Gold, Gems

Plan of St. Gall

• Carolingian Art

• Found in the Library of St. Gall, Switzerland

Crucifix of Gero

• Ottonian Art

• Cologne Cathedral, Germany

• Life sized wooden sculpture, painted oak