Hagia Sophia and the Byzantine Aesthetic ExperienceParamount in the shaping of early Byzantine identity was the construction of the church of Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (532–537 CE). This book examines the edifice from the perspective of aesthetics to define the concept of beauty and the meaning of art in early Byzantium. Byzantine aesthetic thought is re-evaluated against late antique Neoplatonism and the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius that offer fundamental paradigms for the late antique attitude towards art and beauty. |
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Table des matières
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The Interior Decoration | 97 |
Building a House of Wisdom A Question of Meaning | 127 |
Hagia Sophia and the Concept of Beauty in the Sixth Century | 171 |
The Function of Art in the Sixth Century | 199 |
Hagia Sophia Embodiment of an Early Byzantine Aesthetic | 227 |
The Marbles Found in the Interior Decoration of Hagia Sophia | 241 |
Index | 275 |
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aesthetic experience aesthetic of light aisles anagogic Anicia apse arcades architectural structure artistic ascent basilica beauty building building’s Byzantium Cambridge University Press century Christ Christian church of Hagia cognitive colour concept Constantinople cross darkness decoration of Hagia divine light divine wisdom dome early Byzantine ecclesiastical edifice ekphrasis enargeia Enneads epistemological exedras gallery glass gold Greek Gregory of Nyssa Hagia Sophia Hagios Polyeuktos human Iamblichus illumination imperial Istanbul J.P. Migne Justinian Kleinbauer kontakion late antique luminosity luminous Mainstone marble revetment material metaphysical mimesis mosaic decoration mosaics motifs mystical narthex Neoplatonic oxford panels Paul the Silentiary Paul’s Pentcheva perception phantasia philosophical physical light Plate Plato Plotinus Proclus Procopius Pseudo-Dionysius Ravenna reality reflects rhetorical sacred space San Vitale Santa Costanza Schibille semi-domes sense Silentiary verses Sinai sixth sixth-century mosaics Sophia in Constantinople soul spiritual symbols tesserae theological tradition transcendent translated truth vault vision visual Webb καὶ τὸ
