Style Byzantin
| Accession number | AR.EP.CL.0303 |
|---|---|
| Creator | |
| Places |
Paris (France)
France
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| Date |
1885
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| Measurements |
10.5 x 15 inches
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| Materials/Techniques |
illustration
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| Work types |
chromolithograph
|
Description
TRANSCRIPTION
Byzantine / Byzantin / Byzantinisch
Firmin-Didot Freres, Fils, & Cie., Editeurs
Lith. par F. Durin
Imp. Lemercier & Cie., Paris
EXHIBITION
Imagining the Empress: Theodora in Popular Culture, 1882-1922
April-October 2017
The 1880s saw increased popular interest in the style and aesthetics of the Byzantine Empire. A page from Albert Racinet's L’Ornament Polychrome, deuxieme séries (first published in 1885) attempts to capture the essence of “Byzantine style” with its ornate gold patterning and geometric designs. Racinet marketed his book to a mass audience, and this page offered a glimpse of Byzantium that was largely divorced from historical narrative or named figures, focusing instead on the purely visual and aesthetic legacy of the Empire.
Collection
Repository
| Accession number | AR.EP.CL.0303 |
|---|---|
| Creator | |
| Places |
Paris (France)
France
|
| Date |
1885
|
| Measurements |
10.5 x 15 inches
|
| Materials/Techniques |
illustration
|
| Work types |
chromolithograph
|