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The exquisite Be’er Shema mosaic, one of the most beautiful examples of Byzantine monastery art ever discovered in Israel, is ...
In 1990, excavations of an ancient monastery in the Negev Desert of southern Israel revealed a sprawling mosaic dating back ...
The triptych was purchased for the Louvre by the Society of Friends of the Louvre from the private collection of New York ...
A less frequently discussed aspect of this painting is the significant influence of Byzantine art on Klimt’s work, particularly visible through the use of mosaics and iconography. This article ...
Since then each fragmentary restoration has added new proof of the power and achievement of Byzantine religious art between the 4th and 15th centuries A.D. Five years ago a task force financed by ...
A 1,600-year-old mosaic from a Byzantine monastery is now on public display in Israel’s Negev, revealing ancient life through ...
The exhibition has opened in Athens, highlighting the golden luxury of Byzantium, which served as an inspiration for Italian ...
Byzantine Empress Theodora, would become an actress, prostitute, mistress, feminist, empress of the civilized world, and ...
A 1,600-year-old Byzantine-era mosaic from a Christian monastery was recently put on public display for the first time, giving a glimpse into life during ancient times.
Panselinos is seen as bringing greater attention to perspective and human expression to Byzantine art. In addition to painting some of northern Greece’s most treasured church murals, Panselinos ...
“We are closer to the Quattrocento mind,” he wrote, “than to the Byzantine, for instance”. Fifty years later, Byzantium and the art it produced are still misunderstood, when not unknow ...