Kariye Camii (Istanbul, Turkey): Mosaic: A martyred saint

Published/Created:
Constantinople, Byzantium
1315-1321
Date Depicted:
1975
500 AD - 1499 AD
Notes:
A blue tunica tolaris with long sleeves. The pink paludamentum is decorated with the tablion, a rectangular spot decoration on both front and back which usually has a portrait of the emperor. The cape is now shaped or cut away at the left arm.
Abstract:
Byzantine dress is distinctive for its richness, color, and decoration. The basic garments are the paludamentum, the dalmatica, the palla, and the tunica intima. They are enhanced by brilliant samites, uncut stones, and pearls. Collars, borders, and crowns are decorated in overall patterns. Colorful silks are enriched with gold and intensified by strongly contrasting whites and blacks. Shoes are soft and red.
Variant Titles:
Chora Church
S. Saviour in Chora
Kariye Museum
Topics:
Architecture -- Turkey -- 14th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Turkey -- Byzantine -- (YVRC)
Mosaics -- Turkey -- 14th century -- (YVRC)
Period/Style:
Byzantine
Culture:
Byzantine
Accession Number:
4388-181
Genre:
churches (AAT)
costume (mode of fashion): clothing (AAT)
mosaics (AAT)
Format:
Image
Content Type:
Clothing & Accessories
Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
Rights:
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Access Restrictions:
Yale Community Only
Source Creator:
Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
Source Title:
History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
Source Created:
New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975
Call Number:
GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
Orbis Barcode:
39002051938497
Yale Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Digital Collection:
Visual Resources Collection
Extent of digitization:
D.24
OID:
10542877
PID:
digcoll:1817665