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Architectonic Symbolism And Byzantine Iconography : As Studied In Ravenna At San Vitale And Sant' Apollinare Nuovo, Corinne Moran

Honors Capstones

This honors thesis will specifically be dealing with two concepts found in Byzantine art: Iconography in the art and architectonic symbolism in its buildings. The purpose of this thesis is to explore and learn more about Byzantine art and architecture. The discussion will be limited to two major churches found in Ravenna, Italy: San Vitale and Sant’ Apollinare Nuovo. Minor deviations do occur but only so as to completely explore a certain facet of a particular topic. Prior to the main conversation of the thesis, a brief history will be discussed. It was within the early Christian period, which began …