Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261-1557): Perspectives on Late Byzantine Art and Culture: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Symposia
The vibrant culture of Byzantium influenced the artistic traditions of neighboring cultures in Western Europe and the Islamic East well into the modern era. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2004 exhibition catalogue Byzantium: Faith and Power, 1261-1557 was among the first to focus on the art of the empire’s final two centuries and its exceptional heritage. This collection of essays by international scholars continues to expand on this area of study, exploring critical issues of...
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The vibrant culture of Byzantium influenced the artistic traditions of neighboring cultures in Western Europe and the Islamic East well into the modern era. The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s 2004 exhibition catalogue Byzantium: Faith and Power, 1261-1557 was among the first to focus on the art of the empire’s final two centuries and its exceptional heritage. This collection of essays by international scholars continues to expand on this area of study, exploring critical issues of politics, trade, religion, and culture that helped shape the last centuries of the empire as well as the rise of the early modern age. By taking different and innovative approaches to the period, the authors arrive at a more complete portrait of Byzantium and its artistic legacy. Included are essays by Hans Belting, Professor Emeritus of Art History and Media Studies, Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe, and Honorary Professor, University of Heidelberg, and Thomas F. Mathews, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University.
Foreword viPreface viiiMap: Byzantium and Its Neighbors, 1261-1557 xiiIcons and the Religious Experience 2Late Byzantium between the Mediterranean and Asia: Trade and Material Culture 20Byzantium and the Neighboring Powers: Small-State Policies and Complexities 42The Living Icon: Touching the Transcendent in Palaiologan Iconography and Liturgy 54Exchanges with Arabic Writers during the Late Byzantine Period 62Patronage and Artistic Production in Byzantium during the Palaiologan Period 76The Urban Physiognomy of Constantinople from the Latin Conquest through the Palaiologan Era 98The Monastery of Mount Sinai and the Cult of Saint Catherine 118Dandolo's Dreams: Venetian State Art and Byzantium 138Art and Frontiers between Byzantium and the Caucasus 154"Moscow the Third Rome" as Historical Ghost 170Byzantine Palaiologan Icons in Medieval Russia 180=970 01 Photograph Credits 200
