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Imperial diptych, the Glossary

Index Imperial diptych

In Late Antiquity, an imperial diptych is a theoretical type of ivory diptych, made up of two leaves of five panels each and each with a central panel representing the emperor or empress.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 14 relations: Ariadne (empress), Barberini ivory, Bargello, Consular diptych, Diptych, Florence, Icon, Ivory, Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kurt Weitzmann, Late antiquity, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Richard Delbrück, Vienna.

  2. Byzantine sculpture
  3. Diptychs
  4. Late Roman Empire art

Ariadne (empress)

Aelia Ariadne (Ἀριάδνη) (– 515) was Eastern Roman empress as the wife of Zeno and Anastasius I. She is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with her feast day falling on August 22.

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Barberini ivory

The Barberini ivory is a Byzantine ivory leaf from an imperial diptych dating from Late Antiquity, now in the Louvre in Paris.

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Bargello

The Bargello, also known as the i or i ("Palace of the People"), is a former barracks and prison in Florence, Italy.

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Consular diptych

In Late Antiquity, a consular diptych was a type of diptych intended as a de-luxe commemorative object. Imperial diptych and consular diptych are Byzantine sculpture, ivory works of art and late Roman Empire art.

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Diptych

A diptych is any object with two flat plates which form a pair, often attached by a hinge. Imperial diptych and diptych are diptychs and ivory works of art.

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Florence

Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany.

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Icon

An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Catholic churches.

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Ivory

Ivory is a hard, white material from the tusks (traditionally from elephants) and teeth of animals, that consists mainly of dentine, one of the physical structures of teeth and tusks.

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Kunsthistorisches Museum

The Kunsthistorisches Museum ("Museum of Art History", often referred to as the "Museum of Fine Arts") is an art museum in Vienna, Austria.

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Kurt Weitzmann

Kurt Weitzmann (March 7, 1904, Kleinalmerode (Witzenhausen, near Kassel) – June 7, 1993, Princeton, New Jersey) was a German turned American art historian who was a leading figure in the study of Late Antique and Byzantine art in particular.

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Late antiquity

Late antiquity is sometimes defined as spanning from the end of classical antiquity to the local start of the Middle Ages, from around the late 3rd century up to the 7th or 8th century in Europe and adjacent areas bordering the Mediterranean Basin depending on location.

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Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, colloquially referred to as the Met, is an encyclopedic art museum in New York City.

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Richard Delbrück

Richard Delbrück (14 July 1875, Jena – 22 August 1957, Bonn) was a German classical archaeologist who specialized in the field of ancient Roman portraiture.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien; Austro-Bavarian) is the capital, most populous city, and one of nine federal states of Austria.

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See also

Byzantine sculpture

Diptychs

Late Roman Empire art

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imperial_diptych