I love their videos because it feels like im on vacation, wondering through museums and have two friends who are well educated telling me the history of what im seeing. Very calm and insightful!
I also want to appreciate what you've been doing for us and the art community. You literally have become my routine, I make myself a coffee, take my pen and paper then watch you :) Thanks for the info and the quality time you're providing. Love from Turkey.
If there's one place I could possibly go, and spend days/weeks/months - it would be Ravenna. You've no idea how delighted I was to see notice of this video. I feel like I've memorized all these churches, mausoleums, etc. over the years, as I've been long intrigued by all things 'byzantine'. Thank you, so much, for this wonderful Saturday gift!
@@sonjak8265 Money, primarily. :) But, I watch every video I can concerning Ravenna, and have many books that allow me to imagine it. So, I'm grateful for that.
This church I have visited, I was on a sea trial on a chemical tanker in the Adriatic sea and the vessel went in to Ravenna to be painted, and we stayed in the city for a week, during that sea trial I was actually physically the one sailing the vessel, the captain, an incredible overweighted man sat on a chair constantly eating while I was sailing this large commercial vessel up and down the Adriatic sea for weeks, day and night, the reason why it took so long was new technology and difficulty in making it work properly, anyhow, I still remember the church, and remember the job also, when I saw the church
Love these videos ❤. I wouldn’t mind if you went all around explaining all of the mosaics and other features of the church and how it changed and was added to over the centuries 😋
What a showdown it must've been between Arian / Orthodox Christians... I can't wrap my head around Arian Christianity, it seems like a complete paradox, but it's interesting to learn about. In a way, ironically, the history of this place is similar to the history of my own (lack of) faith. Anywho, I'm a sucker for a good mosaic and love that this church was uniquely able to keep theirs! They're absolutely gorgeous.. I love the gold and detail. Another place I really hope to get lost in.
It's interesting that most of the podiums in the mosaic have sides that slope in at back, implying perspective, but the Virgin Mary podium is a clumsy , no perspective layout.
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@@smarthistory-art-history I knew that it is considerably older and yet I wonder if the design was inspired by this. I know Monreale has exquisite mosaics but also much Norman influence and Arabic influence as well.
While there is no inscription declaring this the Last Supper, scholars are consistent in this interpretation, and it is worth noting that fish often appear in Byzantine depictions of this event. See for example Deliyannis, Ravenna in Late Antiquity, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
Arianism is form of Christian belief that differed from the Orthodox in its understanding of the relationship of Jesus Christ to God the Father. It's complicated, but as I understand it, the Arians held that Jesus Christ and God the Father were not co-equal.
Most mainstream Christians believe Christ, as the logos (word) or son of God, has existed co-eternally and co-equally with the Father and Holy Spirit. Meanwhile Arians believe he was "created" by God the Father before time, and thus subordinate to the Father. Thats why the Nicene creed says "begotten not created", explicity condeming Arianism.
Always waiting for your videos. Thank you. Stay safe and greetings from Los Angeles, California.
Thanks, you too!
I need you guys at Smarthistory to know this: I love you all dearly!
I love their videos because it feels like im on vacation, wondering through museums and have two friends who are well educated telling me the history of what im seeing. Very calm and insightful!
I also want to appreciate what you've been doing for us and the art community. You literally have become my routine, I make myself a coffee, take my pen and paper then watch you :) Thanks for the info and the quality time you're providing. Love from Turkey.
Thanks for taking the time to reach out to us. I read your generous note, which is very much appreciated, while drinking my own cup of coffee.
If there's one place I could possibly go, and spend days/weeks/months - it would be Ravenna. You've no idea how delighted I was to see notice of this video. I feel like I've memorized all these churches, mausoleums, etc. over the years, as I've been long intrigued by all things 'byzantine'. Thank you, so much, for this wonderful Saturday gift!
You will always be welcome in Ravenna! 😁
@@FraPode Thank you. That's very kind. :)
Why can't you go?
@@sonjak8265 Money, primarily. :) But, I watch every video I can concerning Ravenna, and have many books that allow me to imagine it. So, I'm grateful for that.
@@curiousworld7912 Go in the fall or spring, stay at an Airbnb place for less than $60, buy food at a grocery store.
I miss Ravenna so much
Incredible. The photography, the highlighting of the exact points and the commentary. Outstanding in every way 🙌🏼😇
My father is currently reading a book with the virgin martyrs on the cover, I just felt so happy all I told him about this is in this video❤️
So beautifully stylised, might say we've never really beaten this for beauty
I love the 'tell' of the mosaic's genuine antiquity where the Last Supper shows the diners reclining, in the Roman style, rather than seated.
This church I have visited, I was on a sea trial on a chemical tanker in the Adriatic sea and the vessel went in to Ravenna to be painted, and we stayed in the city for a week, during that sea trial I was actually physically the one sailing the vessel, the captain, an incredible overweighted man sat on a chair constantly eating while I was sailing this large commercial vessel up and down the Adriatic sea for weeks, day and night, the reason why it took so long was new technology and difficulty in making it work properly, anyhow, I still remember the church, and remember the job also, when I saw the church
Thank you for making these videos I love it !!! 🤩
You are so welcome!
Love these videos ❤. I wouldn’t mind if you went all around explaining all of the mosaics and other features of the church and how it changed and was added to over the centuries 😋
Beautifully done
Thank you!
What a showdown it must've been between Arian / Orthodox Christians... I can't wrap my head around Arian Christianity, it seems like a complete paradox, but it's interesting to learn about. In a way, ironically, the history of this place is similar to the history of my own (lack of) faith.
Anywho, I'm a sucker for a good mosaic and love that this church was uniquely able to keep theirs! They're absolutely gorgeous.. I love the gold and detail. Another place I really hope to get lost in.
Amazing, thanks. You fill in for me what the heck happened in the 500's.
It's interesting that most of the podiums in the mosaic have sides that slope in at back, implying perspective, but the Virgin Mary podium is a clumsy , no perspective layout.
Fantastic video as usual! Great choice of art, but can I request some Buddhist art?
We have recently added a slew of new essays on the art of Asia and quite a few discuss Buddhism. Look here: smarthistory.org/asia/
And here are a few recent ones to get you started:
smarthistory.org/wang-zhen-buddhist-sage/
smarthistory.org/bodh-gaya/
smarthistory.org/mt-baoding-dazu-rock-carvings/
smarthistory.org/yungang-grottoes/
smarthistory.org/tenzing-rigdol-pin-drop-silence/
It looks so much like Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome
Reminded me a bit of Monreale. In Sicily. Which is significantly older.
Sant'Apollinare Nuovo was built 700 years before Monreale Cathedral.
@@smarthistory-art-history I knew that it is considerably older and yet I wonder if the design was inspired by this. I know Monreale has exquisite mosaics but also much Norman influence and Arabic influence as well.
3.55 this is not the last supper. that is the 2 fishes and bread wonder... and right of it its the preaching of the beautitudes
While there is no inscription declaring this the Last Supper, scholars are consistent in this interpretation, and it is worth noting that fish often appear in Byzantine depictions of this event. See for example Deliyannis, Ravenna in Late Antiquity, Cambridge University Press, 2010.
What is Arianism?
Arianism is form of Christian belief that differed from the Orthodox in its understanding of the relationship of Jesus Christ to God the Father. It's complicated, but as I understand it, the Arians held that Jesus Christ and God the Father were not co-equal.
Most mainstream Christians believe Christ, as the logos (word) or son of God, has existed co-eternally and co-equally with the Father and Holy Spirit. Meanwhile Arians believe he was "created" by God the Father before time, and thus subordinate to the Father. Thats why the Nicene creed says "begotten not created", explicity condeming Arianism.