Om "Kampen" ("Jeg elsker Kamp") og studiet af byzantinske billeder og strømninger i det østromerske rige 1913

This is a page of sketches and notes made in 1915 by J.A. Jerichau the second, and it reflects his interest in the art of the Byzantine Empire. Jerichau was preoccupied with visual sources from a millennium earlier as Europe was engulfed in total war. He sought to learn how the Byzantine Empire shaped its culture and religion through the arts. This page includes studies of Byzantine imagery, alongside notes in Danish. Jerichau's work speaks to the enduring fascination with Byzantium as a source of artistic and cultural authority. It prompts us to consider how artists look to the past for inspiration and how historical sources shape the present. To understand this page fully, we might consult Jerichau's other sketchbooks and letters, as well as histories of Byzantine art. Only by understanding the conditions of its making can we interpret its meaning.