TICE Art 1010: Medieval and Byzantine Wow

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The video explores the split of the Roman Empire in 395 AD by Emperor Theodosius, leading to the Western Roman Empire's downfall due to Barbarian invasions. The Byzantine Empire, ruled by Arcadius, lasted for another thousand years. Emperor Leo III's iconoclasm in 730 AD was later rejected by Pope Gregory II. In the later Middle Ages, Western artists shifted towards creating more realistic art, moving away from traditional religious themes and gaining greater creative freedom as the Church's influence waned. This marked a significant evolution in medieval art.

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Split of the Roman Empire by Emperor Theodosius in 395 AD.

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The Western Roman Empire, ruled by Honorius, faced invasions by Barbarian hordes leading to its downfall.

The Byzantine Empire, ruled by Arcadius, lasted for another thousand years.

Emperor Leo III initiated iconoclasm in 730 AD, leading to the destruction of paintings and sculptures.

The movement of iconoclasm was later rejected by Pope Gregory II in Rome.

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Transition in Western art during the later Middle Ages towards realism and portrayal of people and natural world.

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Desire to create more convincing and powerful images led to the shift from traditional religious themes.

Decreased influence of the Church as a major patron granted artists greater creative freedom.

Evolution in medieval art marked by a shift towards realism and visionary experiences.

00:00oh hi Arturo P here but you can call me

00:04art this is Explorations in art history

00:08starring

00:12me and the

00:15hand what about the rest of me how

00:19embarrassing people watching from around

00:21the world I'm stuck waiting on some five

00:24fingered

00:27Primadonna oh oh well that's better

00:29right see uh it looks like we'll be

00:32talking about the medieval and Byzantine

00:38periods it had taken many lifetimes and

00:41countless battles to conquer and

00:43maintain the vast regions of the Roman

00:46Empire when Emperor theodosius the took

00:49power he ruled over lands that stretched

00:51from Portugal to Palestine the question

00:54of succession of power had always been a

00:56thorny problem in the Empire and for

00:58theodosius it came down to a choice

01:00between two sons or did it in 395 ad

01:05theodosius instead split the Empire in

01:09half the Western half became the domain

01:11of his son honorius we call it the

01:14Western Roman Empire the eastern half

01:17was awarded to his son arcadius and

01:20became known as the Byzantine Empire the

01:23two kingdoms both considered themselves

01:25Roman though they spoke Latin in the

01:26west and Greek in the

01:28east

01:31honorius and the Western Roman Empire

01:33were besieged by Barbarian hordes from

01:35the beginning Huns Goths vandals and

01:37franks all took turns invading western

01:41territories sacking Rome became a

01:43barbarian Pastime and the vandals thanks

01:46to their exceptional knack for

01:47Destruction and violence gave us the

01:49word vandalism ow I hate when that

01:54happened it was a rough and tumble time

01:57only 81 years after the death of

01:59theodosius

02:00the Western Roman Empire ceased to exist

02:03with the Empire splintered into separate

02:05countries the one unifying force to

02:08remain was the Catholic church and the

02:12Pope the Byzantine Empire on the other

02:14hand would last another thousand

02:17years in 730 ad Emperor Leo III

02:21initiated a movement called

02:24iconoclasm based on a strict

02:26interpretation of the Ten Commandments

02:28which forbade the making and work

02:29worshipping of graven images and perhaps

02:32due to the rising influence of Islamic

02:34culture the iconic class sought the

02:36removal or destruction of paintings and

02:39sculptures there's one this way man look

02:43at it get it gutted that one there's one

02:47there's another one go and get it ah

02:49we're too

02:50late there's one there's another one

02:53stop him stop him now hurry caught him

02:56in the axe ah take the scoundrel away

03:03after iconic clasm ended Byzantine

03:05artists were limited to copying approved

03:07images from the

03:09past I am a copy of a copy of a copy of

03:13a copy of a copy of a copy of a

03:18copy back in Rome Pope Gregory II

03:21rejected iconic clasm and denounced it

03:24as heretical he even sent a letter

03:26excommunicating the Icona

03:28class

03:30it's Byzantine

03:31blasphemy excommunicate

03:35them as a result artists in the west had

03:37more creative freedom the church was the

03:40major patron of the Arts and so most

03:42medieval art had religious themes

03:45Western artists of the later Middle Ages

03:47were interested in creating Visionary

03:49experiences over time in the search to

03:52create more convincing and powerful

03:53images their Art became more realistic

03:56in its portrayal of people and the

03:58natural world I have

04:02[Music]

04:05Dimension this is Art saying thanks for

04:08sharing another fascinating exploration

04:10into hey I'm I'm not done talking what

04:13hey I'm not

04:15[Music]

04:28finished

04:30[Music]

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