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Late Antique and Byzantine Art
Sandrine Le Bail AP Art History
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Enduring Statement 3-1• European medieval art is generally studied
in chronological order and divided into geographical regions, governing cultures,and identifiable styles, with associated but distinctive artistic traditions. There is significant overlap in time, geography, practice, and heritage of art created within this time frame and region. Nationalist agendas and disciplinary divisions based on the predominant language (Greek, Latin, or Arabic) and religion (Judaism, Western or Eastern Orthodox Christianity, or Islam) have caused considerable fragmentation in the study of medieval art.
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Essential Knowledge 3-1a
Medieval artistic traditions include late antique, early Christian, Byzantine, Islamic, migratory, Carolingian*, Romanesque, and Gothic, named for their principal culture, religion, government, and/or artistic style. Continuities and exchanges between coexisting traditions in medieval Europe are evident in shared artistic forms, functions, and techniques. Contextual information comes primarily from literary, theological, and governmental (both secular and religious) records, which vary in quantity according to period and geographical region, and to a lesser extent from archaeological excavations.
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Essential Knowledge 3-1c
• Medieval artists and architects were heavily influenced by earlier and contemporary cultures, including coexisting European cultures. Thus early medieval and Byzantine art was influenced by Roman art and by motifs and techniques brought by migratory tribes from eastern Europe, West Asia, and Scandinavia. High medieval art was influenced by Roman, Islamic, and migratory art, and European Islamic art was influenced by Roman, migratory, Byzantine, and West Asian art.
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Image SetLate Antique (3 works)48 . Catacomb of Priscilla (Greek Chapel, Orant, Good Shepherd frescos)
49. Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. c. 422–432 C.E. Brick and stone, wooden roof.
50. Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well and Jacob Wrestling the Angel, from the Vienna Genesis. Early Byzantine Europe. Early sixth century C.E. Illuminated manuscript (pigments on vellum).
Byzantine Art (3 works) 51. San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine Europe. c. 526–547 C.E. Brick, marble, and stone veneer; mosaic. 52. Hagia Sophia. Constantinople (Istanbul). Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. 532–537 C.E. Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer. 54. Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George. Early Byzantine Europe. Sixth or early seventh century C.E. Encaustic on wood.
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Late Antique Art
Early Christian ArtEarly Jewish Art
Sandrine Le BailAP Art History
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A new religion: Christianity
Founded by Jesus Christ
New Testament
Based on the idea of Paradise
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Last supper - Eucharist
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Persecutions
Larger persecutions: Nero and Diocletian
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The Christian Bible
• Old Testament
• New Testament :- 4 Gospels (life of Jesus)- Acts (works of the Apostles)- Epistles (letters)- Apocalypse (Revelation)
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Early developments in Christianity
Underground movementBefore 313 CE
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Important FactPre-Constantinian
Christ was crucified ca.33, but very little Christian art or architecture survives from the 1st centuries of Christianity. “Early Christian art” means the earliest art of Christian content, not the art of Christians at the time of Jesus, and comes primarly from the catacombs of Rome.
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Roman catacombs
65 known in Rome
For everybody
4 millions
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Roman Catacombs
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Loculus – pl. loculiClose by slabs
Since Hadrian: only inhumation
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Arcosolium . Pl. Arcosolia
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Cubiculum (pl.cubicula)
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Chi Ro = Early Christogram
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Fish and anchor, catacomb of Priscilla, Rome 2nd-3rd century
Ichtus - Jesus Christ, son of God Saviour
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Catacomb of Priscilla (Greek Chapel, Orant, Good Shepherd frescos), 200-400 tufa and fresco, Rome, Italy
40,000 tombs
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Catacomb of Priscilla
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Cubiculum of the Veiled woman, catacomb of Priscilla, Rome 2nd-3rd century
Orant
Marriage Motherhood
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“I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd gives his life for the sheep” (John 10:11).
Christ Young and without beard
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Jonas and the whale
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Saint Peter and Marcellus
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The three Youth in the Furnace
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The Greek Chapel
Scenes from New and Old Testaments
Benches for funerary banquet Spaces for Sarcophagi
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Moses
2 youth in the Furnace
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3 Magi
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Breaking of the Bread
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Oldest representation of the Virgin Mary
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Catacomb of Priscilla (Greek Chapel, Orant, Good Shepherd frescos), 200-400 tufa and fresco, Rome, Italy
• Early Christian art appeared in the catacombs• Influenced by contemporary Roman painting• Use of symbols• Representation of Old Testament episodes to
symbolize the new Christian art• 1st Representation of Christ: Good Shepherd
(young and beardless)
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Important facts
Early Christian artists profusely decorated the walls and ceiling of the catacombs with frescoes.
Popular themes were Christ as Good Shepherds and the salvation of Jonas.
Iconic representation: fish, monogram, anchor, alpha and omega
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Early Christian ArtPaleochristian Art
From 313 CE
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313 Edict of Milan =Tolerance to all religion
380 . Edict of Thessalonic:Christianity is the official religion
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Constantine and Christianity
Constantine’s Edict of Milan of 313 granted Christianity legal status equal or superior to the cults of the traditional gods.
The emperor was the first great patron of Christian art and built the first churches in Rome, including Old Saint Peter’s.
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Adaptation of Roman elements
• Axially planned building (basilicas)
• Centrally planned building (mainly for mausoleums and baptistery)
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Basilica Ulpia, Forum of Trajan, 98-117 CE
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Old Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, 333-390
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Old Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, 333-390
transept
By Constantine on the tomb of Saint Peter
Altar
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Old Saint Peter’s Basilica, Rome, 333-390
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Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. c. 422–432 C.E. Brick and stone, wooden roof.
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Apse
Nave (for men)
Aisles (for women)
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Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. c. 422–432 C.E. Brick and stone, wooden roof.
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Coffered ceiling
ApseClerestory windows
Columns from Roman temples = Spoglia
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Built by Peter of Illyria
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Oldest representation of the crucifixion known
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Santa Sabina. Rome, Italy. Late Antique Europe. c. 422–432 C.E. Brick and stone, wooden roof.
• Adaptation of the Roman basilica• Built by Peter of Illyria• Pagan architectural elements at the service of
the new god• No outside decoration, no sculptures• Men divided from women
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Santa Costanza, Roma, c.350
Centrally planned building
Mausoleum of Constantina, Constantine’s daughter
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Santa Costanza, Roma, c.350
Centrally planned building
Mausoleum of Constantina, Constantine’s daughter
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Santa Costanza, Roma, c.350
Ambulatory
Rotunda
Narthex
Clerestory windowDome
Barrel Vaults
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Santa Costanza, Roma, c.350
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Santa Costanza, Roma, c.350
Vine scrolls – Sacrifice of Christ
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Constantina’s sarcophagus, 340
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Important Fact
• Ancient Roman basilicas were used as a model for churches.
• Ancient Roman central plan building (bath, temple…) were used as a model for mausoleums and baptisteries.
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Important Fact
• Ancient Roman basilicas were used as a model for churches.
• Ancient Roman central plan building (bath, temple…) were used as a model for mausoleums and baptisteries.
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Volumen vs Codex
Volumen Codex (pl. codices)
Parchment or vellum
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Vellum (calfskin)
or Parchment
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Scribes and Illuminators
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Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well and Jacob Wrestling the Angel, from the Vienna Genesis. Early Byzantine
Europe. Early sixth century C.E. Illuminated manuscript (pigments on vellum).
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Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well
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Jacob Wrestling the Angel
Continuous Narration
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Last judgment of Hu-Nefer, from his tomb (page from the Book of the Dead). New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty. c. 1275 B.C.E. Painted papyrus scroll.
Column of Trajan. Rome, Italy 113 C.E, marble (column).
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Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well and Jacob Wrestling the Angel, from the Vienna Genesis. Early Byzantine Europe. Early sixth century C.E. Illuminated manuscript (pigments on vellum).
• Oldest well-preserved painted manuscript containing biblical scenes
• Written in Greek with illustrations on the bottom of the page.
• Probably made in Constantinople, Syria or Palestine• Pages are fine calfskin (vellum) dyed with rich purple, (same
dye used for imperial cloth). The Greek text is in silver ink. • Continuous narration (more than one episode of the story
presented within a single frame) • Culture of transition – Mix of Late Antique style and
Medieval Style
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David composin
g the Psalms,
from the Paris
Psalter, c.950-970
Psalter: a book of the psalms from the Hebrew scriptures.
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Byzantine Art
Sandrine Le BailAP Art History
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Tetrarchs
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330 - Foundation of Constantinople
Constantine founded Constantinople (now Istanbul) on the site of the ancient Greek city of
Byzantium in 324 and dedicated this “New Rome” to the Christian God in 330.
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476 – Disparition of the Western Empire
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Byzantine Architecture
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Justinian (r.527-565)
• The first golden age of Byzantine art was the result of the lavish patronage of Justinian.
• Wanted to conquer lost western territories and revive elements of the classical Roman Empire
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Justinian and Ravenna
The seat of Byzantine power in Italy was Ravenna, which prospered under Justinian. San Vitale is Ravenna’s greater church. Its mosaics, with their weightless, hovering, frontal figures against a gold background, reveal the new Byzantine aesthetic.
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San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine Europe. c. 526–547 C.E. Brick, marble, and
stone veneer; mosaic.
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Apsidial chapel
sanctuary
Centrally-planned
Narthex
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ClerestoryDome
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Apse mosaic, San Vitale, Ravenna, 540-547
Saint Vitale Ecclesius
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Apse mosaic, San Vitale, Ravenna, 540-547
• Jesus = early Christian style (young and clean-shaven)
• Sphere = world• 4 rivers of paradise• Still naturalism but stiffer• Frontality• Golden background - spirituality
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Court of Justinian, San Vitale, Ravenna, c. 547
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Ara Pacis
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Court of Theodora, San Vitale, Ravenna, c. 547
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Characteristics• Golden background• Hierarchy• No perspective• The folds of the clothes hide the body• Flat• Spatial representation not realistic• Organic body has dematerialized • Theological basis for this approach to representation was
the idea that the divine was invisible and that the purpose of religion art was to stimulate spiritual seeing
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San Vitale. Ravenna, Italy. Early Byzantine Europe. c. 526–547 C.E. Brick, marble, and
stone veneer; mosaic.
• Dedicated by Bishop Maximianus in 547 in honor of Saint Vitalis
• Centrally planned church • The apse and the choir decorations form an
unified composition • Holy ratification of the emperor Justinian’s right
to rule • Dual political and religious roles of the Byzantine
emperor
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Justinian and Constantinople
In Constantinople alone, Justinian built or restored more than 30 churches. The greatest was Hagia Sophia, which rivaled the architectural wonders of Old Rome.
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Hagia Sophia. Constantinople (Istanbul). Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus.
532–537 C.E. Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer.
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Hagia Sofia, Costantinople, 532-537Architects: Isodoros of Miletus and Anthemius of
Tralles
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• For almost 1000 years = seat of the Orthodox patriarch of Constantine.
• Became a mosque when the Byzantine Empire fell to the Ottoman Turks
• Now a museum
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Approximate reconstruction of how the Church appeared in the 12th century
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lunette
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Roman:
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Pendentives
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Capital
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Justinian’s imperial church –Shows the power and the willingness to unit all Christian
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A brilliant fusion of central and longitudinal plans, Hagia Sophia’s 180 foot-high dome rests on pendentives but seemed to contemporaries to be suspended “ by a golden chain from Heaven”
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Hagia Sophia. Constantinople (Istanbul). Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus.
532–537 C.E. Brick and ceramic elements with stone and mosaic veneer.
• Justinian’s most important project• Formidable dimension• Plain and simple exterior• Rich and lavish interior• Brilliant fusion of central and longitudinal plans• Use of pendentive to cover a square building but a
circular dome• The nave of Hagia Sophia was reserved by the
clergy, not the congregation
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Byzantine Painting
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Icons
Icon: devotional panel depicting a sacred image.
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Iconoclastic Controversy
(8th -9th century)From 726 to 758
andFrom 815 to 843
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Iconoclastic Controversy
• In 726, Leo III (r.717-741) enacted a ban against picturing the divine, initiating the era of iconoclasm and the destruction of countless Early Byzantine artworks.
• Empress Theodora repealed iconoclasm in 843 and in 867, Basil I dedicated a new mosaic depicting the Theotokos (Mother of God) in Hagia Sophia. It marked the triumph of the iconophiles over the iconoclasts.
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Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between
Saints Theodore and George.
Early Byzantine Europe. Sixth or
early seventh century C.E. Encaustic on
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Saint Theodore
Saint Gorges
Hand of godTheotokos “god bearer”
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Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George. Early Byzantine Europe. Sixth or early seventh century C.E. Encaustic on
wood.• Icon painting is a Byzantine tradition• Icons are small portable paintings depicting the Christ, the Virgin
or Saints• Important role in private devotion • Encaustic on wood continues the tradition of panel painting in
Egypt • Foreground figures are strictly frontal and have a solemn
demeanor • Background details are few and suppressed, compressed and flat• Traces of Greco-Roman illusionism remain on the faces• Saints’ bodies in the new Byzantine manner
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Mary
• Very strong codification• Hieratic• Body concealed beneath a blue robe• Large eye• Small mouth• Theodokos “God Bearer”• Throne of wisdom
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Theotokos, apse mosaic, Hagia Sophia,
Constantinople 867
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Vladimir Virgin, 12th
century
TheotokosVirgin Eleusa (Tenderness)
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1054 – East West SchismWest East
• Roman Catholic Church• Pope• Rome• Latin
• Eastern Orthodox Church • Patriarch of Constantinople• Constantinople• Greek
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1204 – Siege of Constantinople
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1204 – Siege of Constantinople
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• In 1204, Latin crusaders sacked Constantinople, bringing to an end the Middle Byzantine era.
• In 1261, Michael VIII Palaeologus succeeded in recapturing the city. Constantinople remained in Byzantine hands until its capture by the Ottoman Turks in 1453.