The Roman Empire continued with its capital at Constantinople, and is known as the Byzantine Empire.
c. 330-1453 C.E.
Beginner's guide
The Byzantine empire spanned more than 1,000 years and regions far from its capital in Constantinople.
Regions
Constantinople and the East
Venice and Ravenna (Italy)
All works | Byzantine
Generally speaking, Byzantine art differs from the art of ancient Rome in that it is interested in depicting that which we cannot see—the intangible world of Heaven and the spiritual.
