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the church of san vitale: mosaic above apse in sanctuary


site: ravenna, italy


patron: justinian (byzantine emperor)


culture: byzantine


date: ca. 531-547


mosaic of glass, stone, gold and ceramics

apse vault mosaid: christ the redeemer. church of san vitale


site: ravenna, italy


patron: justinian (byzantine emperor)


date: c 531-547 CE


culture: byzantine


mosaic of glass, stone, gold and ceramics

mosaic above apse in church of san vitale: justinian flanked by attendants


site: ravenna, italy


patron: justinian (byzantine emperor)


date: c 531-547 CE


culture: byzantine


mosaic of glass, stone, gold and ceramics

icon of christ pantocrator, from St. Catherine's monestary


site: mount sinai, egypt


date: 6th century CE


culture: byzantine


encaustic on wood


*pantocrator means "all-powerful" or omnipotent

codex egberti (dedicatory page)


site: reichenau, germany


culture: ottonian


date: ca. 980


parchment with gold, ink, paint


*archbishop egbert receives the codex he commissioned from the monks who made it/frontispiece miniature been dyed purple, costly process signifies luxury and arouses imperial associations.


bronze doors, abbey church of st. Michael: whole


patron: bishop bernward


site: hildesheim, germany


culture: ottoman


date: 1011-1015


bronze


16ft, 6 inches tall


*scenes from old/new testament

bronze doors, abbey church of st. Michael: paradise lost (adam and eve ashamed of nudity)


patron: bishop bernward


site: hildesheim, germany


culture: ottoman


date: 1011-1015


bronze


*scenes from old/new testament

bronze doors, abbey church of st. Michael: paradise gained (mary with infant jesus)


patron: bishop bernward


site: hildesheim, germany


culture: ottoman


date: 1011-1015


bronze


*scenes from old/new testament

reliquary statue of saint foy (saint faith)


site: conques, frances


culture: french


date: 10th century CE (romanesque period)


silve gilt over wood core, gems and cameos


*saint's skull is inside reliquary; gemstones donated by pilgrims

enthroned virgin and child


site: auvergne, france


date: 1150-1200


culture: french


walnut wood, gesso, paint, tin lead and traces of linen

reliquary shrine


maker: attributed to Jean de Touyl


site: paris, france


date: second quarter 14th century (gothic period)


culture: french


gilt-silver, translucent enamel, paint

tympanum with last judgement, west portal, church of saint-lazare


site: autun (burgundy), france


culture: french


date: c. 1125-35 CE (romanesque period)


limestone

choir in abbey church of St. Denis


site: paris, france


date: 1140-44 (early gothic)


culture: french


patron: dedicated by abbot suger


limestone, stained glass


*pointed arched, ribbed vaults and stained glass.

cathedral of notre dame (our lady)


site: paris, france


date: begun 1163 (flying buttresses 1180-1200) (gothic period)


culture: french


limestone

cathedral of notre dame (our lady): west facade


site: paris, france


date: 1220-1269 (gothic period)


culture: french


limestone

last judment in tympanum of cathedral of notre dame (our lady)


site: amiens, france


date: 1220-1269 (gothic)


culture: french


limestone


*last judgement with so-called 'Beau Dieu'

cathedral of notre dame (our lady): ground plan and interior


site: amiens, france


date: 1220-1269 (gothic)


culture: french


*pointed arches, ribbed vaults and ordered plan