KC Gems Week 5: Byzantium: Architecture, Aesthetics, and Icons with Martha Breckenridge
February 10 at 1:30 pm (Kansas City GEMS last 1-2 hours depending on the topic and presenter)
In Person at 4747 Troost Ave, KCMO, Room 22B or Online via Zoom
After the fall of the Roman Empire in the West, the Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, continued for another millennium until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. We’ll look at Byzantine history, architecture, and art beginning in the 6th century. In our survey we will learn about Eastern Orthodox churches and icons.
Martha Breckenridge – PhD Art History Medieval French manuscripts, KU, Northwest Missouri State University
