c. 330 – 1453

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Santa Maria Antiqua

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The Emperor Triumphant (Barberini Ivory)

Ancient and Byzantine mosaic materials — […]

Ancient and Byzantine Mosaic Materials

Deësis mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul — […]

Deësis (Christ with the Virgin Mary and ...

Theotokos mosaic, 867, apse, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul (detail) — […]

Theotokos mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Hagia Sophia as a mosque — […]

Hagia Sophia as a mosque

Sant'Apollinare in Classe (apse) — […]

Sant’Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna (Italy)

San Vitale — […]

San Vitale and the Justinian Mosaic

David Composing the Psalms, from the Paris Psalter, c. 900 C.E. 14-1/8 x 10-1/4" / 36 x 26 cm (Bibliothèque nationale de France) — […]

The Paris Psalter

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore and George, sixth or early seventh century, encaustic on wood, 2' 3" x 1' 7 3/8" (St. Catherine's Monastery, Sinai, Egypt) — […]

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child between Saints Theodore ...

Hagia Sophia — […]

Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Madonna with Christ, 9th century, mosaic, Hagia Sophia (Istanbul). This mosaic follows the iconoclastic crisis and revives stylistic elements from early Christian art. — […]

Iconoclastic controversies

Icon of St. George ('The Black George'), c. 1400-1450, tempera on panel, 77.4 x 57 cm (The British Museum) — […]

A beginner’s guide to Byzantine art