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Byzantine Art

By Charles Bayet

Book information

Publisher
Parkstone International
Year
2009
ISBN
978-1-78042-797-3
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
95 MB (99953965 bytes)
Series
Art of Century Collection
Pages
\200
Time added
2016-09-19 09:19:02

Description

For more than a millennium, from its creation in 330 A.D. until its fall in 1453, the Byzantine Empire was a cradle of artistic effervescence that we are only beginning to rediscover. Endowed with the rich heritage of Roman, Eastern and Christian cultures, Byzantine artists developed an architectural and pictorial tradition, marked by symbolism, whose influence extended far beyond the borders of the Empire. Today, Italy, Northern Africa, and the Near East preserve the vestiges of this sophisticated artistic tradition, with all of its mystical and luminous beauty. The magnificence of the palaces, churches, paintings, enamels, ceramics and mosaics from this civilisation guarantees Byzantine arts powerful influence and timelessness.

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