Talk:Byzantine art
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Yes, bring on the iconoclasts. Their inluence on byzantine aesthetics is much underestimated. AlainV 01:51, 2004 May 12 (UTC)
This article is under construction. All will be dealt with in time. Adam 04:25, 12 May 2004 (UTC)
Globus crucige
Globus Crucige belongs to medieval iconography. But, we don't have a Wikipedia article on the subject as of yet, so Byzantine art works for now. Stbalbach 02:03, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- No doubt you are correct. But if you follow the original link for Globus cruciger [1] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Votes_for_deletion/Globus_cruciger) you will discover that it was voted by a body of our peers that it be placed in this article, and the original article deleted. Since removing this from the aricle is effectivly removing it from Wikipedia entirely (since our peers decided that it did not deserve an article of its own), I would suggest an altnerative solution. Stbalbach 03:12, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
I think if this subject interests you, you should create a mediaeval iconography article. Adam 03:14, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I have little background in that area, just enough to know where this topic belongs, it is a response to the VfD decision linked to above, I find it curious people VfD on topics they seemingly know little about. Stbalbach 03:19, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Well, I have to agree that Globus cruciger as it stands isn't much of an article. It really belongs in a wider discussion of Christian imagery or mediaeval art. Adam 03:56, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- I've created a new article Globus cruciger. Stbalbach 04:59, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Is there much to be said about medieval iconography that needs to be separated from the iconography article? Adam Bishop 06:51, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
- Im not that up on it by any means and you may know more than I, but there are entire dictionaries and encyclopedias on iconography, its like learning a new language. Here are some [2] (http://www.lib.unc.edu/art/seculariconography/dictionaries.html). It depends how much one wants to get into it in Wikipedia. Most medieval paintings and art are full of iconographic messages, you have to know the visual language to decode what they all mean. Stbalbach 07:22, 30 Apr 2005 (UTC)
"...said to reflect the ...being felt in"
"The work is said to reflect the Italian influence being felt in the Byzantine world at this time." -- does this sentence sound slightly odd to anybody else? I can't quite tell what exactly.....
By the way, this is one of my favourite article. I find myself reading it again and again every now and then. --Menchi 02:06, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
I did mean to come back and finish it but I never got round to it. Perhaps the sentence would read better "the Italian influence which was being felt" ? Adam 06:51, 19 May 2005 (UTC)
