This Privilegia mosaic encapsulates the Orthodox ideal of symphony between Church and state. Being a human person capable of a relationship with the living God, Saint Apollinare has a halo of gold. Ravenna was their capital. 21:23). Their presence confirms the reading of the apse as a paradise, regained by Christ through the victorious cross. He also wears also a simple crown to denote his regal status as king of Salem. They are the only human figures in our mosaic that are clothed entirely in white. St Irenaeus reminds us that though Adam and Eve were sinless before the fall they were not yet perfect. was actually dedicated to Christ the redeemer. There's that flat gold background that is typically Byzantine in style. Our mosaic concentrates not so much on the event as on its outcome, its purpose. our published articles. The main clue is the two figures set in the sky. But our mosaic gives no indication of such a mountain. Abel the shepherd stands to his right and offers a lamb, and Abraham to his left offers his son Isaac. about 450. Its emerald green does not just reflect light; it emanates light. - [Steven] On the south wall This is graphically affirmed by two passages in the ancient hymn Exsultet, sung in the Western Church by a deacon in front of the Paschal candle. The Journal covers visual arts, music, They are the only human figures in our mosaic that are clothed entirely in white. b. The Church is a priestly being, whose calling is to give thanks for all creation and to offer it to the Creator. The ultimate purpose of Christs incarnation was our own deification, our union with Him. (The Feast of the Transfiguration, Great Vespers, Aposticha). The Ladder of Divine Ascent icon showing monks ascending to Jesus in Heaven, top right. All eight buildings - the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, the Neonian Baptistery, the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, the Arian Baptistery, the Archiepiscopal . A 6th century mosaic along the upper band of the right wall of the nave in the Church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna is considered to be among the earliest images of the Last Supper (an earlier 3rd century composition can be found the Catacombs of Saint Calixtus in Rome). century and in part from the second half of the 6th century, allows us to follow the. God created the world in six days, and rested on the seventh. This suggests, as with Melchezidek, a union of priestly and royal ministries. its nave wall decorations. Portrayals of Jesus as universal sovereign or victorious hero were favoured in areas influenced first by the culture of the imperial court, and then by Byzantine art. Is this precise number significant? While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and covered them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. figures that are seated around a table that are RM 2K64CX4 - 19th century vintage photograph: The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare Nuovo is a basilica church in Ravenna, Italy. I suppose its like you said, Aidan: the root of the problem is a superficial spiritual life. There, according to the Genesis account, God placed us humans and give us the task to cultivate it. What change was introduced in the mosaics of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo? (D) destroyed. The number eight arises again in this context, linking the Abrahamic covenant with the Transfiguration and Resurrection: God commands the Israelites to circumcise all their males eight days after their birth (17:12). The shrubs, rocks and flowering plants are likewise arranged, with a perfect imperfection. Such works seem to flash forth, and are never perhaps can never be repeated. Moses and Elijah are depicted plainly either side of the cross. The mosaic then honours some important personalities of the Church of Ravenna. There is some iconography that can only be described as miraculous. We think of Mount Sinai in particular, where Moses met the Lord. Christs transfiguration therefore indicates a return to this natural supernatural state of the human person. So the many golden stars in the orb that surrounds our cross represent the host of angels who will accompany Christ at His Second Coming. The way that the holy bishop and martyr is set within the scene suggests that he has a broader significance. the capital city had been moved to Ravenna, bearded man with gold halo, cross [symbol of martyrdom], book; striped tunic [dalmatica] worn by deacons and bishops, mantle [pallium] conferred on bishop by Pope; cupboard with gospel books; metal grille w/fire, because Lawrence was grilled alive, Christ is a beardless youth, long hair, halo; holding cross in one hand, feeding lamb; in gold and purple as an imperial figure; pose reflects both Christian and classical (Orpheus) imagery, style of mosaics (Mausoleum of Galla Placidia), Late Antique Roman; impressionistic, illusionistic; floor, space, depth, perspective, small; dark blue background; 567 8-pointed stars in concentric circles; gold cross, arms pointing eastward, seven stars (of the Apocalypse or planets), four symbols of the Evangelists, shaped like a pinecone, sign of immortality. (A) built to build a torch so precious.[2]. Last Supper - Sant'Apollinare Nuovo - Ravenna. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, Master, it is good for us to be here. Our God-given power within the world is, I think, best understood in an artistic sense rather than exploitative. This is an appropriate scene, both because of the Holy Liturgy that is celebrated in front of it and because of our mosaics priestly and regal theme. This emphasizes the priestly significance of his offering. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. This makes the apse trinitarian, if one takes the gold background and the white to suggest the presence of the Holy Spirit. - [Steven] In fact, this So with Basilica di Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, we enjoyed every look. But bees also represent communal transformative labour, since the work of the hive changes nectar into honey. And this would be the moment I am a mosaicist myself, and have noticed that these smalti glass tesserae, especially the green ones, are somewhat more translucent than modern smalti. On the south wall of the apse is a depiction of the priest king Melchizedek. Mosaics in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna (6th century) The sumptuous mosaics that cover the walls of the nave in Sant'Apollinare Nuovo reflect the dominant role that mosaics had assumed in the churches of the Christian East. The Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo was also erected by Theuderic. were changed at that point to reflect Orthodox beliefs and to erase what was felt Some of the Church Fathers say that Adam and Eve were in fact clothed with light before the fall, and only became naked when they turned from Gods way. We don't know how accurate And so we have this church as evidence of these two different beliefs Whoever is ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels. Bethlehem, His birthplace, represents the beginning of Christs earthly ministry, and Jerusalem the fulfilment of it. The number eight arises again in this context, linking the Abrahamic covenant with the Transfiguration and Resurrection: God commands the Israelites to circumcise all their males eight days after their birth. The passage reads: O holy Father, In turn: Secondly, the curvature of the apse itself is a form of enclosure. One key to the deeper meaning of our mosaic is given in fact some days before the event of the Transfiguration itself. Church and her theology of artistic beauty. It is here, during the Holy Liturgy, that the Holy Spirit descends and makes the bread the Body of Christ, and the wine His Blood. What does all this imagery mean? (The Feast of the Transfiguration, Great Vespers, Aposticha). A large church built to look . But we can delve deeper still into our mosaics other layers of meaning. - [Steven] Their outfits are spectacular. This is the institution of The artists power over his or her medium is that of craft and wisdom (Minerva the Roman god of wisdom was pertinently also the good of crafts). In other words, His second coming will be like His Ascension, with a cloud of witnesses (the stars), accompanied by the sign of the Son of Man (the cross). Like the empire it served, it was a direct continuation from its Imperial Roman predecessor, but played a far greater role in the defence and survival of the state than its earlier iteration. Our mosaic seems to be saying that the Transfiguration transports us humans back to paradise, our original home where we were intended to meet and commune with God. The event is . So we are now in a place to gather together all these connotations of the term paradise and relate them to our mosaic. Luke tells us that they were speaking about Christs departure about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem. people changes the images for "political" purposes. Quite remarkably, close inspection of the little golden designs on Saint Apollinares chasuble reveals that they are in fact bees. Sightseeing and enjoying these beauties is a privilege. It is enacted in the Holy Liturgy that is performed within its embrace, for the mosaic is in an apse and therefore surrounds the sanctuary and Holy Table. This ideal avoids both caeseropapism and papal-caesorism. And instead of the mountain of Tabor we have a garden. Their authority therefore exists not to subjugate and oppress their medium, but to raise it up and make it even more articulate. More specifically, the apse depicts not just the historical event of Christs Transfiguration, but also the present Eucharist and the Kingdom that is to come. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendour, talking with Jesus. Our mosaic garden has a pleasing blend of orderliness and variation. is just south of Ravenna. This mechanical repetition is tiring to our eyes, he said. The Scriptures after all end in the city of God coming down out of heaven to earth, radiant in its fullness, for the glory of God gives it light, and the Lamb is its lamp (Rev. It is not a matter of being artistically creative for its own sake, but of being more theologically and pastorally alive so that we can express timeless things in a fresh way in order to wake us up. The Church can prophetically oppose a secular power that acts contrary to Gods commandments, but it can also accept material assistance from it if this genuinely aids the Churchs spiritual work and benefits peoples lives. Also depicted in the mosaic at the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia is a set of three sheep on each side of Christ, with him touching one on the nose. Global shipping available. The interior decoration includes acanthus leaf capitals, presumably imported from Constantinople (now Istanbul). Date palms, symbols of paradise, fruitfulness and victory. But the wonderful thing is that this mosaic depicts not just the event, but also the meaning of the event its many meanings. Lukes mention of eight days is a further affirmation of this interpretation. - [Beth] The church began In this context it is worthwhile tracing the development of the word paradise, since its many associations accrued over time are present in our mosaic. The figures of Theodoric the Great and others were blackened out of the image under Pope Gregory the Great. It depicts the priest King Melchezidek standing behind an altar with bread and wine, with Abel offering a lamb on his right, and Abraham offering Isaac on his left. Once senses an affirmation of St Pauls (and St Gregory of Nyssas) assurances that even in eternity we shall continue to grow in His likeness, passing from glory to glory (2 Corinthians 3:18). The mosaic is a profound theological discourse. And finally, the walls of the whole basilica would have been another level of enclosure since originally the basilica would probably have been full of mosaic, thus making all its interior like a garden. for it is fed by melting wax, It was not in fact not surprising that Christ shone with light, for He is the glory of the Father, light from light, true God from true God. There He walks and talks with us. published on 02 October 2014. And above the cross is the Greek word for fish, , the famous acrostic formed by the initials of five Greek words meaning Jesus Christ, Son of God, the Saviour. Basilica of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy, Magic Lantern Glass Slide. This reminds me of something that Saint Paissius of the Holy Mountain once said to me. The mosaic was made with thousands of little colored pieces of glass and put together. And we believe that this is where the Ostrogoth king Theodoric worshiped. Whereas in Melchezidek the roles of priest and king are combined in one person, here the principle is expressed by the, hopefully, harmonious relationship between two parties, the state and the Church. Some of these themes were without doubt intended by the designer. How are we to understand the large figure of Saint Apollinare (identified by the inscription SANCTVS APOLENARIS)? This reminds me of something that Saint Paissius of the Holy Mountain once said to me. At its heart is a medallion bearing an image of Christ. Sunlight enters each piece and re-emerges as emerald tinted. Photos cannot do justice to this mosaic. The phrase Son of Man coming in his Kingdom is often used to describe Christs Second Coming at the end of the age. Your donations help to fund the important work accept this candle, a solemn offering, Italy, 5th-6th century. And what we see are Mosaic of a Ravennate italian-byzantine workshop, completed within 526 AD by the so-called 'Master of Sant'Apollinare'. A hand symbolizing the voice of the Father. In Aramaic it explicitly refers to a royal park. Like the conch mosaic that takes liberties with historical reality in order to reveal the deeper meaning of the event, this mosaic panel also has some interesting additions. He wears the military garb of the emperor, carries a cross and a book, and is standing on a lion and a serpent. In Christ, the Father has raised us up and made us sit with Him in heavenly places. Let us put up three shelters one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah. (He did not know what he was saying.). Because this image is so multivalenced, I think the simplest approach is to work verse by verse through Lukes description of the Transfiguration and see how the mosaic interprets his words. When the church was 3. This makes the apse trinitarian, if one takes the gold background and the white to suggest the presence of the Holy Spirit. This garden has a pleasing blend of orderliness and variation. Miracle of Loaves and Fishes (St. Apollinare Nuovo), top register; Christ in purple and gold, beardless; located in direct center to focus on majesty/divine nature; cruciform halo, and figure makes the shape of a cross; illusionistic blue sky is gone in favor of solid gold, but green ground is not; martyrs carry gold crowns, top register and middle built by Theodoric; top register depicts scenes from life of Christ; middle depicts Old Testament patriarchs or prophets; third is Byzantine style, depicting martyred saints, divided by gender, details and decorations (St. Apollinare Nuovo), mosaics in apse and arch are missing; capitals are more abstract/medieval, columns are imported; may have had a coffered ceiling, although the one there now is not original; Milanese masonry, iconic, figures are flat "cutouts", forms are stiff and anti-classical, frozen posture, garments of saints defy form, both naturalism of classical world and abstraction of Constantinian/Byzantium, returning to abstraction after classical revival, Early Christian, around 424, Ravenna; cross plan w/ aisleless nave, common in Ravenna; barrel-vaulted arms (mausoleum); Milanese masonry technique, commending of a soul to God, salvation and grace through Christian tradition and study (Mausoleum of Galla Placidia), relationship of Sant'Apollinare to St. Peter's and St. Paul's, wider and higher nave for impression of greater space; long rows of figures instead of individual patterns on wall space; echoes the same floor plan, 3-aisled basilican plan; echoes earlier standard plans; side aisles have arcade, Byron Almen, Dorothy Payne, Stefan Kostka, The Language of Composition: Reading, Writing, Rhetoric, Lawrence Scanlon, Renee H. Shea, Robin Dissin Aufses, Eric Hinderaker, James A. Henretta, Rebecca Edwards, Robert O. Self, Comprehensive American History 03.00 Module T. I so enjoyed reading this article and found it not only educational but spiritually moving. Or to use another analogy, as spiritual gardeners we are to cultivate the wild and wonderful world into a garden. As with the eighth day Resurrection, the childs eighth day circumcision is the first day of his everlasting membership of Gods community. 1 / 13 Mausoleum of Galla Placidia In the upper reaches of the Church of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo in Ravenna, just below the painted wood ceiling, appears a striking series of 26 mosaics portraying the life and passion of Jesus. It is clear from the branch collars we see in the larger trees on the mosaic that they have been pruned. The Byzantine navy was the naval force of the East Roman or Byzantine Empire. All is culminated in the material wax becoming immaterial fire in praise of God. The mosaics depict a variety of plants, rocks and birds, some of which are indigenous to the area. On the right is Archbishop Reparatus (671-677), receiving from the Emperor the scroll with its promise of privileges. Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna. Each side are the four winged creatures, each holding a Gospel. But the curvature of the apse means that the actual running dimensions of the apse are greater still: around 24 metres/78 feet wide, and 17 metres/55 feet high. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). The eighth day resurrection therefore takes human nature beyond the endless trapped cycle of the seven day week. The sheep of course represent the human flock of Christ. Picture 1 of 5. . Two New Mosaics for St Georges Orthodox Church, Houston, Texas, New Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator in Cardiff, Wales, The Mosaic Apse of SantApollinare in Classe, Ravenna. This Arian church was dedicated in 504 to Christ the Redeemer in Ravenna Italy on November 4 2012. Here in our mosaic we see a garden made according to this same divine pattern of a perfect imperfection, and not a sterile symmetry. It is set in divine time, in kairos, where past, present and future exist together in Christ. This is chiefly due to the mixture of Eastern and Western Christianity motifs, as shown by the Eastern Orthodox (bearded) and Western Orthodox (non-bearded) versions of Christ. The mosaic is a profound theological discourse. Of much greater significance, however, are the sumptuous mosaics that cover the walls of the nave. Emperor Justinian, San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century. Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.. And just like Sant'Apollinare in Nuovo, there would have been mosaics all along the nave, but those are gone. His hands are raised in the orans gesture. The main clue is the two figures set in the sky. The highest trees are arranged in a row along the top, at a similar distance from each other but not precisely so, and each is a little different from the others. Emperor Justinian, San Vitale, Ravenna, 6th century. It is a place of intimacy, a place to dwell and enjoy. It is enacted in the Holy Liturgy that is performed within its embrace, for the mosaic is in an apse and therefore surrounds the sanctuary and Holy Table. This hymn was composed perhaps as early as the fifth century, and certainly no later than the seventh, so it may well have been known by the person who designed the mosaic and therefore support this interpretation of the bees on Apollinares chasuble. But he also dressed like a Roman senator, his toga bearing the senatorial a shoulder to hem stripe. But gardens can be. the pattern of these textiles. In the centre is Christ in a medallion. The word began as an old Iranian word, paridayda, and signified a walled enclosure. The wise artist or craftsperson uses their power over the medium with love and discernment, to raise the raw material into something even more beautiful. But when God made the starry lights for the night He varied their size, spacing and colour, and this soothes the soul. He did not want to overwhelm us. It is where we are in intimate communion with God. Date palms, symbols of paradise, fruitfulness and victory. Painting as Prayer, The Art of A. Sophrony Sakharov, Lighting in Orthodox Churches: Liturgical Principles and Practical Ideas, Being, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony, Holy Tables with Reliquaries, a Short History, The Mosaic Apse of SantApollinaire in Classe, Ravenna, A Year of Exploring Ancient Carving Through Drawing . of highlighting new artists and works through But he also dressed like a Roman senator, his toga bearing the senatorial shoulder to hem stripe. Christ the symbols of the four Evangelists. For, as St Paul so poetically writes, the Father raised us up with him, and made us sit with him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus (Ephesians 2:6). The sheep are also of course white, and stand out particularly against the green. The unusual thing was rather that He hid His glory for most of the time while on earth. Brilliant! Photos by Steven Zucker. Christs parable of the lost sheep (Matthew 18:10-14) speaks of the shepherd leaving ninety-nine of his flock to find the one lost sheep. [1] Best price and money back guarantee! Our bishop Apollinare is a spiritual gardener as well as a priest. They delight the beholder immediately but at the same time possess layer upon layer of meaning, which reveal themselves only to the patient. why was the mausoleum a location for imperial burials? In Christian art stars usually symbolize angels. It is at once historical, liturgical and eschatological (a fancy word which means the study of the end times). Change country: . And instead of the mountain of Tabor we have a garden. So this hymn traces the stages from God-given nectar, to the work bees transforming nectar into honey and wax, followed by mans work to change the wax into candle. Either side of the crosss arms are the Greek letters Alpha and Omega, the first and last letters of the alphabet. A voice came from the cloud, saying, This is my Son, whom I have chosen; listen to him.When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. It embraces you. We are witnessing the material word shining with light, like Christs garment on Mount Tabor. These delighted my senses, but at the same time inflamed my curiosity to find their source and enter this garden. That this is a valid interpretation of the ninety-nine stars is affirmed by the inclusion of Abraham in a mosaic panel on the south wall of the apse. So the garden of Eden becomes paradise. Palms traditionally represent paradise and a fruit bearing life. Mountains are where people meet God. It embraces you. But bees also represent communal transformative labour, since the work of the hive changes nectar into honey. 504, Orthodox revisions ca. The great meadow of luminescent green mingles with blue and gold, adorned with imperial reds. Why then did He allow His light to shine in this particular instance, on Mount Tabor? I commend this study as a first to be done. They may well be saints. Our mosaic concentrates not so much on the event as on its outcome, its purpose. Finally, paradise came to be equated with Eden through the Septuagint translation of the Hebrew Bible into Greek. And when we looked down the And at the front of the mosaic representing Christ, this time as a child on his mother's lap, also surrounded by four angels. Above the paradisiacal landscape with Apollinaris, on a golden background, the hand of God emerges from the white clouds. Sometimes in the Gospel narratives people blurt out things that appear to be mistakes but end up being prophetical. We could say that he is there simply because he was the first bishop of Ravenna. In this article I would like to discuss some of these layers. the Father], and the image of God is the Son, in whose image man was created. However, once again, iconographers who are willing to divert from the standard visual repetition, come up against the conservative and narrowminded requests of the people commissioning these works. They had a God-given task, and this task once fulfilled would lead to their perfection, which was union with God, transfiguration. This is usually taken to refer primarily to His crucifixion, but I would suggest that at the same time it can refer to His Ascension, His departure from earth into heaven. We have already discussed how the cross represents Christs Second Coming, of which His transfiguration is a foretaste. Whom do you seek? Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.. - [Steven] The goths were Arian and the emperor in This is the same principle He applies when He tells the disciples that He must depart this world so that He can send them the Holy Spirit. There are in fact ninety-nine stars in our mosaic. Likewise, Christ returned to the world with His three disciples after His Transfiguration. The Lords command to Adam and Eve to fill the earth and subdue it (Genesis 1:28) needs to be understood in just this transformative sense. They are generally taken to indicate Christs Second Coming, for He will come like the sun rising. As with the eighth day Resurrection, the childs eighth day circumcision is the first day of his everlasting membership of Gods community. The altar table, symbolically speaking, is the exclusive prerogative of the Church, but the ciborium protects this altar, and this protection the state can offer through its laws and privileges. Sometimes in the Gospels people blurt out things that appear to be mistakes but end up being prophetical. (C) borrowed Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, built c. 500, renovated 560s, Ravenna, Italyspeakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker We're used to seeing the Last Supper, because we're familiar with And finally, the walls of the whole basilica would have been another level of enclosure since originally the basilica would have been or at least have intended to be - full of mosaic, thus making its whole interior a garden. Such works seem to flash forth, and are never perhaps can never be repeated. When modern man makes streetlights for the night he places the lampposts regularly and makes each lamp identical in brightness and colour. Let us put up three shelters one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah. (He did not know what he was saying.). They are angelic warriors sent to war against demonic enemies and protect the world and the Church. We have instead the cross, with Christs face set in a small medallion at its centre, and the large figure of Saint Apollinare. Hence we find below the cross also the Latin words, Salus Mundi, the salvation of the world. Six sheep come out of each gate towards Christ who is depicted in the centre. The brightly coloured clouds suggest the bright cloud that overshadowed them. Mosaic. Some also interpret these two holy places as representing respectively the Jews and the Gentiles, who come together in the Church. Including the triumphal arch, the mosaic measures about 14 metres/46 feet across and 15.5 metres/51 feet high. Some of these themes were without doubt intended by the designer of the mosaic. But we shall come to these later. A church built onto a family home. As St Athanasius, wrote, God became man, that we might become gods (On the Incarnation, 54:3). Above that are smaller To this theme we shall now turn. By the 6th century BC the Assyrians adopted it as pardesu, domain. NOT! The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen. Such is the sixth century apse mosaic at the basilica of Saint Apollinare in Classe, five miles from Ravenna, Italy. We were made in the image of God, but had the task to grow in His likeness through love for and obedience to Him. It depicts the priest King Melchezidek standing behind an altar with bread and wine, with Abel offering a lamb on his right, and Abraham offering Isaac on his left. And just to the right Their presence confirms the reading of the apse as a paradise, regained by Christ through the victorious cross. If you're seeing this message, it means we're having trouble loading external resources on our website. 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