Byzantine Art Period

2. Small pieces of glass, stone, or other materials used to make mosaics
3. A painting technique where pigments are applied to wet plaster
5. A semicircular recess, usually containing the altar
9. the main space of a centrally planned church, also known as the nave in basilicas
10. the cathedral of constantinople, referred to as "the great church" by Byzantines
12. The central aisle of a basilica
14. name of the paint used to create icons
16. The entry vestibule before the nave or naos
17. Refers to something that is cross shaped
21. The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments
23. Byzantines used to refer to the bishop of Constantinople and other high ranking bishops of major cities
25. A small, slender column
27. The area of the church containing the altar, also referred to as the sanctuary
28. sponsored the reconstruction of the Chora Church

1. The name for the victory over Iconoclasm in the Byzantine era, celebrated on the first sunday of Lent in the Eastern Orthodox Church
4. A canopy raised above an altar, throne or tomb
6. The name Byzantines often used to refer to Christ, means almighty or ruler of the universe
7. A scrolling pattern of tendrils and leaves
8. The upper level of a church, above the side aisles and narthex
11. A decree that made Christianity legal in the Roman empire
13. famous early russian iconographer known for the Old Testament Trinity icon
15. The forecourt of a church
18. A type of church based on Roman assembly halls, usually made up a nave flanked by aisles
19. An image of holy figures or events, from the Greek eikon meaning image
20. A half wall separating the sanctuary from the rest of the church
22. refers to a gesture of prayer with both hands upraised, in Byzantine art Mary is often seen in this posture
24. The Greek term for the Virgin Mary that means god bearer
26. The decorative technique where glass is set in metal settings