christ pantokrator, dome of daphni monastery, athens, attica
Archive ID: 422033
Description: the golden mosaic of the dome: christ pantokrator and 16 prophets between the windows, 11th century ad.
athens, greece
the interior of the church is decorated with superb mosaics, dating from the end of the 11th century, a unique, fine example of the classical idealism of middle byzantine art. the crowded scenes of the mosaics narrate scenes from the life of christ and the virgin. the individual figures represent archangels, prophets, saints, martyrs, bishops. their arrangement in the dome, the cross-arms, the sanctuary and the eso-narthex was dictated by the concept that the nave represented the universe with the dome symbolising the heavenly vaults and the floor of the earth. despite the variety of depictions, all the scenes are unified and positioned in an integrated decorative space thanks to the use of a gold ground.
athens, greece
the interior of the church is decorated with superb mosaics, dating from the end of the 11th century, a unique, fine example of the classical idealism of middle byzantine art. the crowded scenes of the mosaics narrate scenes from the life of christ and the virgin. the individual figures represent archangels, prophets, saints, martyrs, bishops. their arrangement in the dome, the cross-arms, the sanctuary and the eso-narthex was dictated by the concept that the nave represented the universe with the dome symbolising the heavenly vaults and the floor of the earth. despite the variety of depictions, all the scenes are unified and positioned in an integrated decorative space thanks to the use of a gold ground.
Added on: March 27, 2007
Tags: greece grecia attica sacred way byzantine byzantine church byzantine medieval architecture byzantine monastery dome athens atene atene byzantine mosaic byzantine dome daphni dafni
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