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Panel of an imperial diptych with the Empress Ariadne

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Description: Panel of an imperial diptych with the Empress Ariadne
TitlePanel of an imperial diptych with the Empress Ariadne
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 500AD
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
DimensionsUnknown
LocationNational Museum of Bargello, Florence
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsEmpresses--Byzantine EmpireEagles in artIvories, ByzantineDiptychsEmpresses in artRelief (Sculpture), Early Christian
StatusMade in Constantinople
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3. Female Imperial Authority: Empresses of the Theodosian House: Galla Placidia
Carolyn L. Connor
Description: Women of Byzantium
Women of Byzantium
~ The stolid profiles of the women of the Valentinian and Theodosian dynasties as they appear on coins minted during the late fourth and fifth centuries offer slight hints at some of the issues behind these images. Coinage was a traditional mode of projecting emperors’ images throughout the empire, indicating in its formulaic...
Author
Carolyn L. Connor
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 2004 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.45-72
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00178.007
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-19102&redirecttoanchor=41941
Chapter subject tags:Women--History--Middle Ages, 500-1500Empresses--Byzantine Empire--BiographyCoins, ByzantineByzantine Empire--Civilization--To 527Empresses in art
4. Early Christian Art: The Synthesis of the Secular and the Religious Image
John Beckwith
Description: Early Christian and Byzantine Art
Early Christian and Byzantine Art
The integration of Christian imagery and official iconography was a slow and intermittent process. The Emperor and the imperial administration had only to state that he was Vicar of God for the elaborate ritual enacted before the imperial image to be, so to speak, baptized. The imperial portrait, the lauraton, represented the Emperor by proxy and received the same honours, lights, incense, and proskynesis as if the Emperor were there in person. An insult to the lauraton was an …
Author
John Beckwith
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright©1970, 1979 by John Beckwith
Related print edition pages: pp.78-101
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00042.005
Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-14009&redirecttoanchor=41941
Chapter subject tags:Art, Early ChristianChristian art and symbolismChristianity--HistoryChristianity and culture--HistoryIconoclasmIconsMary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--ArtChristianity and politics--History

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Description: Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 527
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions13 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (34.2 x 26.8 x 2.8 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010114082
Accession numberOA 9063
Leaf of an imperial diptych with...
Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
Description: Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Theodora and her retinue
Theodora and her retinue
Description: Diptych with Six Miracles of Christ
Diptych with Six Miracles of Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator name (description)Probably carved in Rome
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 450–475
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions12 1/8 x 3 3/4 x 1/4 in., each (30.8 x 9.6 x 0.55 cm, each)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O94187/the-andrews-diptych-diptych-with-diptych-unknown/
Accession numberA.47&A-1926
Diptych with Six Miracles of Christ
Diptych with Six Miracles of Christ
Description: The Veroli Casket
The Veroli Casket
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 950–1000
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory and bone on wood core; metal hardware
Dimensions4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (11.5 x 16 x 40.3 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/
Accession number216-1865
The Veroli Casket
The Veroli Casket
Description: Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
Accession number2006
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Description: Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel
Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions4 x 4 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
Accession number2006
Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and...
Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel
Description: Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 370–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Description: Translation of Relics
Translation of Relics
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 14
Creator roleArtist
Creation date400AD–500AD
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions13 x 26 cm
LocationCathedral Treasury, Trier, Germany
https://www.dominformation.de/bauwerk/domschatz/reliquienprozession/
Translation of Relics
Translation of Relics
Description: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 359
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGrotte of St. Peter's, Rome
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Description: Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1541
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/f4543073-51d3-4fbc-994e-a7080afebc8a
Codex Mendoza: The founding of...
Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Description: Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned...
Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 530–570
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions11 3/8 x 10 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 25.5 x 0.6 cm), total
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1795934
Accession number564/565
Diptych with the Virgin and Child...
Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul
Description: Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1042–1050
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGold and cloisonne enamel
LocationHungarian National Museum, Budapest
Accession number99/1860
Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Description: Maximian's Chair
Maximian's Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 547
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationArchiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna, Italy
Maximian's Chair
Maximian's Chair
Description: Christ Blessing in Empress Theophano and Emperor Otto II
Christ Blessing in Empress Theophano and Emperor Otto II
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 14
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 982–993
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions18.5 x 10.6 x 0.85 cm
LocationMusée de Cluny, Paris
https://www.musee-moyenage.fr/collection/oeuvre/ivoire-christ-otton-theophano.html
Accession numberCl. 392
Christ Blessing in Empress Theophano and...
Christ Blessing in Empress Theophano and Emperor Otto II
Description: Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 350–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationS. Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Description: The Sarigüzel sarcophagus
The Sarigüzel sarcophagus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 350–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationArchaeological Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
The Sarigüzel sarcophagus
The Sarigüzel sarcophagus
Description: The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, detail of the wooden doors
The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, detail of the wooden doors
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 432
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood
LocationS. Sabina, Rome
The Multiplication of the Loaves and...
The Multiplication of the Loaves and Fishes, detail of the wooden doors
Description: Consular diptych of Justin
Consular diptych of Justin
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 540
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions13 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (33.5 x 13 cm), each
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1435499
Accession number6367
Consular diptych of Justin
Consular diptych of Justin
Description: Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
Panels from an Ivory Casket with the Story of Adam and Eve
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1000–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory, gilt, polychromy
Dimensions6.7 x 9.8 cm, each panel
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464020; https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464019
Accession number17.190.139; 17.190.138
Panels from an Ivory Casket with the...
Plaque with Adam and Eve at the Forge, Constantinople
Description: Plaque Fragment with Christ Crowning Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos as Emperor
Plaque Fragment with Christ Crowning Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos as Emperor
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 950
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions18.6 x 9.5 cm (7 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.)
LocationPushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Plaque Fragment with Christ Crowning...
Plaque Fragment with Christ Crowning Constantine VII Porphyrogennetos as Emperor

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