The old Constantinian church of Hagia Eirene was rebuilt by Justinian after its destruction during the Nika revolt of A.D. 532. It underwent to a number of restorations and remodelling, from the Middle Byzantine up to the late Ottoman era. The article focuses on the non-figural mosaic fragments belonging to the decoration of the walls and vaults of the narthex, only in part published by Walter Sykes George in 1912. Moreover, the article provides a survey of the still extant fragments, stressing the close stylistic resemblances with the first phase of the mosaic decoration of the nearby Saint Sophia (A.D. 532-537).
Remarks on the Decorative Wall-Mosaics of Saint Eirene at Constantinople / Taddei, Alessandro. - STAMPA. - (2011), pp. 883-896. (Intervento presentato al convegno 11th International Colloquium on Ancient Mosaics tenutosi a Uludağ University, Bursa (Turkey) nel October 16th-20th, 2009).
Remarks on the Decorative Wall-Mosaics of Saint Eirene at Constantinople
TADDEI, ALESSANDRO
2011
Abstract
The old Constantinian church of Hagia Eirene was rebuilt by Justinian after its destruction during the Nika revolt of A.D. 532. It underwent to a number of restorations and remodelling, from the Middle Byzantine up to the late Ottoman era. The article focuses on the non-figural mosaic fragments belonging to the decoration of the walls and vaults of the narthex, only in part published by Walter Sykes George in 1912. Moreover, the article provides a survey of the still extant fragments, stressing the close stylistic resemblances with the first phase of the mosaic decoration of the nearby Saint Sophia (A.D. 532-537).I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
