Exam 8: Byzantine Art

What caused the iconoclasm of 726 CE and what was the result?

Christ Crowning Emperor Romanos II and Empress Eudokia is an emblem of the fusion of ____________ with religious faith.

What allows the dome of Hagia Sophia to appear to float mysteriously?

How do the mosaics in the Church of the Dormition at Daphni convey a mood and message?

______________ originated in the third century when devout Christians retired to the desert.

Why was Constantinople easy to defend?

The Virgin of Vladimir is an example of a "Virgin of _________," where Mary and the Christ Child press their cheeks together and look at one another affectionately.

What two forms have books taken?

The nobility and suffering of the figures of the Crucifixion were meant to _____________.

The Transfiguration in the apse at St. Catherine emphasizes the notion of ___________ or the appearance of God.

Justinian provided the monastery at St. Catherine's at Mount Sinai with _____________ for protection.

The image of the Lamentation at Nerezi reflects the ______________ of Byzantine art under the Komnenians.

In the Icon of Saint Michael the Archangel from the Middle Byzantine period, the archangel is depicted as _______________.

The Lamentation at Nerezi focuses on _____________

Near the end of the first century, the _____________replaced the scroll as the primary form of recording texts.

What made the third great age of Byzantine art possible?

What were the purposes of Byzantine manuscripts?

During the Byzantine era, the celebration of the Mass took place behind a(n) _________, which separated the congregation from the sanctuary.

What was established by the Kievan mosaics ?

The inscription accompanying the image of the Virgin and Child in the Apse of Hagia Sophia credited emperors with _____________.