I've been watching your videos for years now, this is one of your finest. SMA is a difficult monument that few get to see, and with a complicated history that many art historians get lost in because they focus on dating its frescoes. You really captured the essence of the complex. Grazie and please more medieval videos!
Spellbinding, what a fantastic testimony of painting from bygone times. To know that so much beautiful art was lost is heartaching. Every little byzantine fresco and roman painting that has luckily survived is a priceless gift for mankind.
Another one of your excellent presentations. Enjoy thoroughy how you present each one with a dignified and educated explanation. Thanks so much for these pearls of wisdm.
My church is quite different to this one! lol. I'm amazed any paintings survived here at all after all this time. It really speaks to the caliber of work that was done and the vision / expectation that it would last. Now I know what "palimpsest" means! I loved hearing about the different styles that converge in this single place - especially the eastern traditions we're lucky to have. Much to learn as always. And it was good to hear my favorite dynamic duo today. ❤❤
@@smarthistory-art-history 🥰 I'm always happy to hear that. You guys should be allowed in everywhere! lol. That way you can bless the world with even more amazing content.
The first emperor to legalize Christianism was not Constantine but Maxentius. He declared Christianism a "religio licita", gave back to the Christians the good that had been confiscated under Diocletianus, was the first to emit coins with the symbol of the cross, and built for the Christians, near his mausoleum, along the Appian way, a church to celebrate the martyrs in the nearby catacombs, the church known today as San Sebastiano, at the time "basilica apostolorum". He was soon defeated by Constantine, who declared a "damnatio memoriae" against him, and even nowadays (which is sad) Maxentius is totally neglected for his deeds and is only remembered as the loser of the battle of ponte Milvio.
I've been watching your videos for years now, this is one of your finest. SMA is a difficult monument that few get to see, and with a complicated history that many art historians get lost in because they focus on dating its frescoes. You really captured the essence of the complex. Grazie and please more medieval videos!
Spellbinding, what a fantastic testimony of painting from bygone times. To know that so much beautiful art was lost is heartaching. Every little byzantine fresco and roman painting that has luckily survived is a priceless gift for mankind.
Thank you for respecting the Orthodox Christian love for Icons. It's appreciated.
Plus I just love your work.
Another one of your excellent presentations. Enjoy thoroughy how you present each one with a dignified and educated explanation. Thanks so much for these pearls of wisdm.
Another precious talk for history thanks!
My church is quite different to this one! lol.
I'm amazed any paintings survived here at all after all this time. It really speaks to the caliber of work that was done and the vision / expectation that it would last.
Now I know what "palimpsest" means! I loved hearing about the different styles that converge in this single place - especially the eastern traditions we're lucky to have.
Much to learn as always. And it was good to hear my favorite dynamic duo today. ❤❤
We were very lucky, the archaeologist in charge opened the church for us. It was a magical morning.
@@smarthistory-art-history 🥰 I'm always happy to hear that. You guys should be allowed in everywhere! lol. That way you can bless the world with even more amazing content.
Rome: Art and Beauty are everywhere!!
Bravi !
Superb
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More learnin' :)
So nice 😂videos
The first emperor to legalize Christianism was not Constantine but Maxentius. He declared Christianism a "religio licita", gave back to the Christians the good that had been confiscated under Diocletianus, was the first to emit coins with the symbol of the cross, and built for the Christians, near his mausoleum, along the Appian way, a church to celebrate the martyrs in the nearby catacombs, the church known today as San Sebastiano, at the time "basilica apostolorum". He was soon defeated by Constantine, who declared a "damnatio memoriae" against him, and even nowadays (which is sad) Maxentius is totally neglected for his deeds and is only remembered as the loser of the battle of ponte Milvio.
Bravi!