Barberini ivory
E1037739
The Barberini ivory is a richly carved Byzantine ivory panel, likely from the 6th century, depicting an emperor in triumph and renowned as a masterpiece of early Byzantine art.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine artwork
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diptych panel fragment ⓘ ivory panel ⓘ relief sculpture ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | masterpiece of early Byzantine art ⓘ |
| artMovement | Byzantine art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artPeriod | Early Byzantine ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Justinian I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedTo | Constantinopolitan imperial workshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| condition | partially preserved ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creationTechnique | carved relief ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Byzantine imperial court ⓘ |
| depictionOrientation | frontal emperor ⓘ |
| depicts |
Christ in a medallion
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Earth personification ⓘ Roman emperor ⓘ Victory NERFINISHED ⓘ angels ⓘ barbarian tribute bearers ⓘ imperial triumph ⓘ military horseman ⓘ |
| genre | imperial triumph relief ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel
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lower panel ⓘ side panel ⓘ upper panel ⓘ |
| height | approximately 34 cm ⓘ |
| iconographyType | equestrian emperor ⓘ |
| inception |
6th century
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circa 500–600 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
France
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| location | Louvre Museum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | ivory ⓘ |
| missingPart | one lateral panel ⓘ |
| museumInventoryNumber | OA 9063 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Barberini family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combination of classical and Christian motifs
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high relief carving ⓘ imperial iconography ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousOwner | Barberini family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | Byzantine ⓘ |
| subjectHeading | triumphant emperor ⓘ |
| use |
ceremonial object
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imperial propaganda ⓘ |
| width | approximately 26.8 cm ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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