Contemporary Icons (IXth Century)
Byzantine art |
Contemporary art |
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Mosaics of St Prassede, St Zenon, St Maria-in-Domenica and St Cecilia, Rome. Decoration of Agia Sophia, Constantinople. The Virgin Empress, St Clemente, Rome. Church of the Dormition, mosaics, Nicaea. Mosaics of the dome, Agia Sophia, Thessaloniki Wall paintings of Cappadocian churches. |
Beginning of carolingian painting. Gospel of Lothaire, Psalter of Utrecht. Byzantine inspired mosaics of the church of Germigny-les-Prés (France). Wall paintings of San Crisogono, Rome. Wall paintings of St-Germain-l'Auxerrois (France). Construction of Boroboudour, Java. Carolingian ivory. Wall paintings of Samara. Drogon's sacramentary. Construction of the temple of Angkor. |
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Political context |
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Life of the Church |
800 - Charlemagne is crowned "Emperor of the West" 802 - End of the reign of Irene. 810 - Foundation of Venice. 820 - Phrygian dynasty: Michael II. Arabs conquer Crete and Sicily. 843 - Norman invasions. 853 - Reign of Michael III. 860 - Russians attack Constantinople. 864 - Bulgarians adopt Christianity. 867 - Schism of Patriarch Photios |
813 - Second period of iconoclasm. 843 - End of iconoclasm: Triumph of Orthodoxy. Icons are restored to worship. 856 - St Cyril and St Methodios evangelize Moravia. 860 - Pope Nicolas I refuses to recognize the accession of Photius to the Patriarchate. 869 - Council of Constantinople: Reconciliation between Pope John VIII and Photius. |
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Spiritual life |
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St Theodore Studite died in 826 St Nikephoros died in 829 John Scot Erigene died en 877 |
