Byzantine Type and Legacy | Unlocking Christian Art

Film

A film in the series focusing on one of Christianity’s central figures: the Virgin Mary. It focuses on Byzantine types of the Virgin Mary and their legacy in the history of art from Constantinople, Central Panel of Triptych with Mother of God Hodegetria, 10/11th century and Donatello’s Pazzi Madonna, c. 1420 both in the Bode-Museum and Quinten Massys, The Virgin Enthroned, c. 1525 in the Gemäldegalerie.

Presented by VCS Director Professor Ben Quash and Deputy Director Dr Jennifer Sliwka.

Artworks: Constantinople, Central Panel of Triptych with Mother of God Hodegetria, 10/11th century; Donatello, Pazzi Madonna, c. 1420 both in the Bode-Museum and Quinten Massys, The Virgin Enthroned, c. 1525 in the Gemäldegalerie.

Produced in partnership with the Visual Commentary on Scripture, King’s College London and Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, these short films tell the story of the Virgin Mary with the help of the treasures of the Bode-Museum and the Gemäldegalerie, both sculpture and painting. These films are designed to equip users to understand, read, and enjoy some of Europe’s greatest works of Christian art, as well as the texts that inspired them, and to encourage fresh interpretation and insight in today’s audiences.