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t. e. Macedonian art is the art of the Macedonian Renaissance in Byzantine art. The period followed the end of the Byzantine iconoclasm and lasted until the fall of the Macedonian dynasty, which ruled the Byzantine Empire from 867 to 1056, having originated in the theme of Macedonia. It coincided with the Ottonian Renaissance in Western Europe.
Macedonian paintings have allowed historians to investigate the clothing fashions as well as military gear worn by ancient Macedonians, such as the brightly-colored tomb paintings of Agios Athanasios, Thessaloniki showing figures wearing headgear ranging from feathered helmets to kausia and petasos caps.
Macedonian paintings have allowed historians to investigate the clothing fashions as well as military gear worn by the ancient Macedonians. [289] Aside from metalwork and painting, mosaics are another significant form of surviving Macedonian artwork. [286]
Tomb of Judgement, Lefkadia. The Tomb of Judgement ( Greek: τάφος της Κρίσεως, romanized : tafos tis kriseōs ), also known as the Great Tomb of Lefkadia is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza (modern Lefkadia, near Naousa, Imathia ), noted for its monumental painted facade. It was probably built at the ...
The Vergina Sun (Greek: Ήλιος της Βεργίνας, romanized: Ilios tis Vergínas, lit. 'Sun of Vergina'), also known as the Star of Vergina, Vergina Star or Argead Star, is a rayed solar symbol first appearing in ancient Greek art of the period between the 6th and 2nd centuries BC. The Vergina Sun proper has sixteen triangular rays ...
Ancient Macedonian paintings of Hellenistic military arms and armor from the tomb of Lyson and Callicles in ancient Mieza (modern-day Lefkadia), Imathia, Central Macedonia, Greece, 2nd century BC. Pyrrhus lost much of his support among the Macedonians in 273 BC when his unruly Gallic mercenaries plundered the royal cemetery of Aigai. [171]
Painting of cuirass on the front wall of the antechamber. The Tomb of Lyson and Kallikles is an ancient Macedonian tomb of the Hellenistic period in Mieza (modern Lefkadia, near Naousa, Imathia), noted for the quality of its painted decoration. The tomb was originally built for the brothers Lyson and Kallikles, sons of Aristophanes, around 250 ...
Macedonian art may refer to: Macedonian art (Byzantine), the period of Byzantine art, during the reign of Macedonian dynasty. - in terms of ethnicity: Art of Ancient Macedonians, the art of Ancient Macedonians, during the period of classical antiquity. Art of Macedonians (ethnic group), the art of Macedonians, a South Slavic ethnic group.