Mosaic decoration in Sicily under Roger II and the classical Byzantine system of church decoration

Author

Kitzinger, Ernst

Document type

Article (acte de congrès)

Language

English

Conference title

Italian church decoration of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance : functions, forms and regional traditions : ten contributions to a colloquium held at the Villa Spelman, Florence

Author (monograph)

Tronzo, William (Editor, Collective Author)

Source

Italian church decoration of the Middle Ages and early Renaissance : functions, forms and regional traditions : ten contributions to a colloquium held at the Villa Spelman, Florence. 1989, p. 147-165, 12 ill.

Publisher

Dist. by Johns Hopkins University Press, [Baltimore, MD] (usa)

Publication country

United States

Abstract (en)

Concludes that three mid-12th c. mosaic decorations in Sicilian churches (the Cappella Palatina, Palermo, the cathedral of Cefalù, and the Martorana, Palermo) were based on the classical Byzantine system defined here, but that in each case the system was adapted for subjective purposes of the patron, ignoring the classical system's deeper theological foundations.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 300-1400 -- Pictorial arts -- Mosaics -- Italy
• Mosaics
• Italy
• 1100-1200
• Sicilia (ITA)
• Cappella Palatina||Palermo (ITA)
• cathedral||Cefalù (ITA)
• Martorana||Palermo (ITA)
• Roger II, king of Sicily, 1095-1154
• Patronage
• Byzantine
• Orthodox Church
• Churches
• Decoration
• Theology
• Byzantine Empire

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 300-1400 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Mosaïque -- Italie
• Mosaïque
• Italie
• 1100-1200
• Sicilia (ITA)
• Cappella Palatina||Palermo (ITA)
• cathédrale||Cefalù (ITA)
• Martorana||Palermo (ITA)
• Roger II, roi de Sicile, 1095-1154
• Mécénat
• Byzantin (art)
• Eglise orthodoxe (institution)
• Eglise [édifice]
• Décor
• Théologie
• Empire byzantin

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19910401-00452681

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