Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs

After images returned in 843, Byzantine church decoration developed increasingly standardized mosaic and fresco programs that coordinated sacred figures and narratives with architectural zones.

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after 843 · 9th–10th c. development · Artistic development

Restoration and Visual Reconstruction · approximate or broad

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Church of the Virgin of the Pharos← context-for · qualified-source-backed

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Anastasis / Harrowing of Hellincreases-prominence-of · source-backed Koimesis / Dormition of the Virginincreases-prominence-of · source-backed

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Church as Microcosmdevelops · source-backed Spatial Iconcoordinates-with · source-backed

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Icons and Iconoclasm in Byzantium
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Smarthistory
Byzantine architecture and monumental art after iconoclasm
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Anastasis / Harrowing of HellPost-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs —increases-prominence-of→ Anastasis / Harrowing of Hell · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-335.Church as MicrocosmPost-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs —develops→ Church as Microcosm · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-331.FrescoPost-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs —uses→ Fresco · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-333.Koimesis / Dormition of the VirginPost-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programs —increases-prominence-of→ Koimesis / Dormition of the Virgin · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-336.

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Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programsincreases-prominence-ofAnastasis / Harrowing of Hellrepresented-atChora Church / Monastery
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Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programsincreases-prominence-ofAnastasis / Harrowing of Hellcontains-sceneParekklesion
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Post-Iconoclast Church-Decoration Programsincreases-prominence-ofAnastasis / Harrowing of HellincludesAdam
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