Byzantine art

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Byzantine art is a Christian-influenced artistic tradition known for its highly stylized icons, mosaics, and church decorations characterized by rich symbolism, gold backgrounds, and a strong emphasis on spiritual rather than naturalistic representation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian art
artistic tradition
medieval art
visual art style
associatedWith Chora Church in Constantinople
Hagia Sophia
Basilica of San Vitale
surface form: San Vitale in Ravenna
continuedIn post-Byzantine Orthodox art
developedFrom late antique art
hasCenter Constantinople (probable)
surface form: Constantinople

Mount Athos
Ravenna
Salonika
surface form: Thessaloniki
hasCharacteristic elongated proportions
emphasis on spiritual representation
flat pictorial space
formalized gestures
frontal poses
gold backgrounds
hieratic scale
highly stylized figures
iconographic conventions
lack of naturalistic perspective
rich symbolism
hasCulturalContext Byzantine Empire
hasReligiousContext Eastern Christianity
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Orthodox Christianity
hasTheologicalFunction aid to devotion
didactic representation of doctrine
visualization of the heavenly realm
influenced Balkan Orthodox art
Islamic art in the Eastern Mediterranean
Russian icon painting
influencedBy Hellenistic art
Near Eastern art
Roman antiquities
surface form: Roman art

early Christian art
timePeriod 4th century to 15th century
typicalSubject Jesus Christ
surface form: Christ

Virgin Mary
angels
biblical scenes
church feasts
imperial portraits
saints
usedIn church decoration
iconostasis decoration
liturgical objects
usesMedium enamel
fresco
icon painting
ivory carving
manuscript illumination
metalwork
mosaic
panel painting
textiles

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Duccio di Buoninsegna influencedBy Byzantine art
Byzantine cross usedIn Byzantine art
Serbian Orthodox monasteries artisticTradition Byzantine art
this entity surface form: Byzantine iconography
Walters Art Gallery hasCollectionType Byzantine art
Mileševa Monastery artStyle Byzantine art
Annunciation mosaic hasArtisticStyle Byzantine art
Crucifixion mosaic artMovement Byzantine art
subject surface form: Crucifixion mosaic (Daphni Monastery)
Hospitality of Abraham mosaic artMovement Byzantine art
this entity surface form: Middle Byzantine art
Byzantine culture hasArtStyle Byzantine art
Byzantine and Christian Museum hasSignificantWorkType Byzantine art
this entity surface form: Byzantine icons
Mikhail Vrubel influencedBy Byzantine art