Imperial Radiance: Solar Imagery and Cosmic OrderA Public Lecture by Ioli Kalavrezou, Dumbarton Oaks Professor in Residencehttps://www.doaks.org/events/byzantine-studies/public-lectures/copy_of_imperial-radiance-solar-imagery-and-cosmic-orderhttps://www.doaks.org/@@site-logo/Sitewide Display 1200x630 02.03.23.png
Imperial Radiance: Solar Imagery and Cosmic Order
A Public Lecture by Ioli Kalavrezou, Dumbarton Oaks Professor in Residence
Roundel with Emperor John II Comnenus Acc. no. BZ.1935.23ca. 1110 – 1118 Constantinople Marble
This Public Lecture explores through texts and images the place of the emperor within the Byzantine heliocentric world order. Appearance and self-presentation in literal as well as symbolic terms were discussed, especially his association with light and its effects on perception.
