AH 1700 Lecture 14: Chapter 9.2 Notes
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Iconclasm- the destruction of religious or sacred images; in byzantium, the period from. 726 to 843 when there was an imperial ban on such images; the destroyers of the images were known as iconoclasts; those who opposed such a ban were known as iconphiles. Squinches- an architectural device used as a transition from a square to a polygonal or circular base for a dome; it may be composed of lintels, corbels, or arches. Pantkrator- greek, ruler of all , christ as ruler and judge of heaven and earth. Deesis- greek, supplication ; an image of christ flanked by the figures of the virgin. Mary and saint john the baptist, who intercede on behalf of humankind. Anastasis- a representation, in byzantine art, of christ harrowing hell. Key feature is the icon (greek means image ) Virgin (theotokos) and child between saints theodoore and george.
