Naslov
Symbolism of Light in Early Byzantine Art

Autori
Vicelja-Matijašić, Marina

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Poglavlja u knjigama, znanstveni

Knjiga
Art History - The Future is Now. Studies in Honour of Professor Vladimir P. Goss

Urednik/ci
Cepetić, Maja ; Dujmović, Danko ; Jukić, Vjekoslav ; Nikoloska, Aleksandra

Grad
Rijeka

Godina
2012

Raspon stranica
142-156

ISBN
978-953-6104-90-1

Ključne riječi
Byzantine art, theology, mosaic, light, space, color, Transfiguration, Poreč, Istria, basilica of Eufrasius

Sažetak
The article defines and explains some of the basic concepts related to the use of light in Byzantine art, both real light and artificial lightening in the spatial disposition as well as symbolic meanings of light in specific iconographic schemes, such as Transfiguration. Dominant influence on the formation of the aesthetics of light in Byzantine culture was made by the patristic philosophy and theology ; therefore text and image are compared. Special accent is given to mosaic as the medium in which artists could manipulate material and techniques to obtain diverse symbolic compositions.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
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