ART 258 Lecture Notes - Lecture 28: Sophia (Wisdom), Bread Bowl, Byzantine Art
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Hagia sophia by anthemius of tralles and isidorus of miletus, 532-537 (9-5, 6, 7, 8) The first church oh hagia sophia was built by constantine. Riots and civil disruption the church burned. Windows along the base of the dome. Its not concrete anymore, light weight brick and lot of mortor, so they can. Starts as a christian church then a mosque, currently a museum pierce the bottom with windows. Its collapsed once and is not as stable. Semi circle of the square- taking the weight and puttin it down to the four corners all the way down- pendentives. Squinches- square building you put the dome on top of it and cut the corners. Dome represents the heaven and was gold. Saint vitalize who was martryed here and roamns here and head of famliy of martry, he was killed no where near ravenna killed in milan, but uses a story to make the church seem more holy.
