Byzantine Collection

The Trinity of Roublev, c1411. Artist: Andrey Rublyov
The Trinity of Roublev, c1411

Map of The Byzantine Empire
A map showing the extent of the Byzantine Empire - the predominantly Greek-speaking continuation of the Roman Empire during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. Date: 1800

Map of the Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century
Vintage engraving of a Map of the Byzantine Empire in the 9th Century

Antique map of Constantinople, present day Istanbul

Christ Pantocrator (encaustic on panel)
876969 Christ Pantocrator (encaustic on panel) by Byzantine School, (6th century); Monastery of Saint Catherine, Mount Sinai, Egypt; Photo eZev Radovan; out of copyright

Saint Michael Arcangel. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. ICON with Saint Michael Archangel by workshop Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Icon of Mary and saints Theodoros and Georgios with angels. 6th cent. St Catherines Monastery, Sinai. EGYPT. NOTE: This image avail. up to 100MB. Call for details

Empress Theodora / Ravenna
EMPRESS THEODORA wife of Justinian

Deesis Mosaic. 13th c. TURKEY. Istanbul. Hagia Sophia (Basilica of St. Sophia). Detail of Christ Pantocrator. Work located at the southern side of the higher gallery. Late Byzantine art. Mosaic

A 12th century Byzantine mosaic of the Virgin Mary and Child, Aya Sofya, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Justinian I (Ravenna)
JUSTINIAN I

Sutton Hoo treasure
A double-page spread relating to the Anglo-Saxon ship burial ground discovered at Sutton Hoo in Suffolk

Our Lady of Vladimir. beg. 12th c. Icon moved from Constantinople to Kiev in 1136 and Vladimir in 1155. Iconographic type Eleusa or Virgin of Tenderness. Byzantine art. Tempera on wood. RUSSIA

Zodiac mosaic at the Beit Alpha Synagogue in Israel. Mosaic, 6th century
MOSAIC, 6TH CENTURY. Zodiac mosaic at the Beit Alpha Synagogue in Israel. Mosaic, 6th century

Last Judgement, Novgorod Icon (tempera on wood)
3469089 Last Judgement, Novgorod Icon (tempera on wood) by Russian School (15th century); 162x115 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Allegory of the Good Government, 1338-1340. Artist: Ambrogio Lorenzetti
Allegory of the Good Government, 1338-1340. Ambrogio Lorenzetti frescoed the side walls of the Council Room (Sala dei Nove) of the City Hall (Palazzo Pubblico) of Siena

MADABA MAP, 6TH CENTURY. The Madaba Mosaic Map, the oldest known map of the city of Jerusalem, located in the Byzantine Church of Saint George at Madaba, Jordan, 6th century A.D

Australian War Memorial, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
The Australian War Memorial is Australias national memorial to the members of its armed forces

Dusk view over Maidens Tower or Kiz Kulesi, Uskudar, Istanbul, Turkey

Madaba Mosaic Map, Greek Orthodox Basilica of Saint George, Madaba, Madaba Governorate, Jordan, Middle East

The Effects of Good Government in the Countryside, (detail), 1338-1340. Ambrogio Lorenzetti frescoed the side walls of the Council Room (Sala dei Nove) of the City Hall (Palazzo Pubblico) of Siena

Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Istanbul. Turkey
Turkey. Istanbul. Basilica Cistern. 6th century. Erected during the reign of Justinian I. Interior

Empress Theodora. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Italy
Empress Theodora I (500-548) with a court of ladies. Mosaic. 6th century. Basilica of Saint Vitale. Ravenna. Italy

The Holy Face, 1200-1250 (tempera on wood)
5948544 The Holy Face, 1200-1250 (tempera on wood) by Russian School (13th century); 104x74 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia; Russian, out of copyright

Mother of God (Glykophilousa). Crete, 15th-16th century. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic

Saint George. Byzantine icon. XIV century. Greece
BYZANTINE ART. GREECE. Icon with Saint George made by the workshop of Constantinople. Dated at XIV century. Byzantine Museum. Athens

Duomo di Amalfi cathedral facade with bell tower, Amalfi, Italy
Duomo di Amalfi cathedral facade in Romanesque, Byzantine and Arabic styles with bell tower, Amalfi, Italy, a UNESCO Heritage site

Mosaic of Empress Zoe, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

View over city, the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra and the Dnieper River, Kiev (Kyiv), Ukraine, Europe

A Byzantine Church, Daphni, Greece. Shoesmith, Kenneth Denton 1890 - 1939

Arabian-Byzantine coin. Coin. FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Siege of Constantinople
SIEGE OF CONSTANTINOPLE The Turks under Sultan Mehmed II besiege the Byzantine capital; both sides use Greek Fire against the other

Africa, Ethiopia
Jordan, Madaba. Mosiac portrait of Jesus Christ in sanctuary of Greek Orthodox Church of St. George, Madaba, Jordan

Russia / 968 / Bulgarians
A Russian force, led by Svyatoslav, Prince of Kiev, hired at great expense by Byzantine emperor Nicephorus II Phocas, defeats the Bulgarian armies

The oldest known surviving example of the icon of Christ Pantocrator was painted in encaustic on panel in the sixth or seventh century

Portrait of Roman Emperor Majorian
Roman Emperor Majorian, 420-461. Flavius Julius Valerius Majorianus, Western Roman Emperor

Map of the Muslim expansion and the Byzantine Empire at the end of the Umayyad Caliphate, in 750. From Historical Atlas, published 1923

Elevated View to Vlacherna Monastery and the Church of Pantokrator on Mouse Island, Kanoni, Corfu, The Ionian Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Italiy. Venice. Saint Marks Basilica. Noahs Ark. Mosaic. 1
Noah free the animals of the ark, Mosaic from the Pala d Oro or Golden Altar 12th-14th centuries. Saint Marks Basilica. Venice. Italy

Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Cha
Italy. Sicily. Palerm. Palace of the Normans. Byzantine mosaics at the Palatine Chapel. Christ with Saint Peter and Paul above the throne stage. 12 th century

Byzantine art. Greece. Virgin Hodegetria. Icon. Greece
Byzantine art. Greece. Virgin Hodegetria. Icon from the church of Agios Demetrios tou Kolla. Dated to the mid-sixteenth century. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands

Corpus Iuris Civilis. Code of Justinian. 529. Legislative compilation for a Roman law unification. Parchment codex. Folio 63v. 13th century

Basil II, surnamed the Bulgar-slayer (958-1025). Byzantine emperor (976-1025) from de Macedonian Dynasty. Detail from the Menologion of Basil II. 10th Century. Miniature. Vatican Apostolic Library

GREECE. Daphni. Dapni Monastery. Christ Pantocrator inside the dome (early Comnenian period, ca. 1100). Byzantine art. Mosaic

Cross-section of Saint Marks Basilica in Venice, Italy
VENICE: SAINT MARK S. Cross-section of Saint Marks Basilica in Venice, Italy

Byzantine icon. Crucifixion. 9th-13th century. Byzantine Mus
Byzantine art. Eastern Roman Empire. Icon. Crucifixion. 9th-13th century. Byzantine Museum. Athens. Greece. Date: 20070529

Byzantine Emperor Constantine IV (652-658) and his retinue
Constantine IV (652-685). Byzantine Emperor from and his retinue granting privilege to the Ravennate church. Mosaic. Basilica of Sant Apollinare in Classe. Ravenna. Italy

Street lamp at Basilica San Marco (Saint Marks Cathedral), Venice, Veneto, Italy

Detail of Mosaic Floor in Basilica San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Detail view of mosaic floor in Basilica (Church) of San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Early Christian Byzantine Art and Architecture. Unesco World Heritage Site

The 13th century Deesis mosaic in the South Gallery of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul
HAGIA SOPHIA: MOSAIC. The 13th century Deesis mosaic in the South Gallery of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey, depicting Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist

Central nave adorned with gold-ground mosaics, St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Veneto, Italy

Separation of Sheep and Goats, Byzantine, early 20th century (original dated early 6th century)

Syria, Homs Governate, Palmyra. Funerary Temple and Arab Citadel

Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych showing men and bears at the circus
Detail of a leaf of a Byzantine ivory diptych from Constantinople, showing men and bears at the circus, watched by the court. From the Heritage Museum of St Petersburgs collection

The Ascension. First half of the 17th century. Byzantine Museum. Zante. Ionian Islands. Greece

Seminara (Italy). Sanctuary Madonna dei Poveri
Madonna dei Poveris Sanctuary. ITALY. Seminara. Madonna dei Poveris Sanctuary. Reconstructed after the earthquake of 1908. Late Byzantine art. Architecture

Italy, Florence, Ivory Sculpture representing Empress Arianna (or Aelia Ariadne)
Italy, Florence, Ivory Sculpture representing Empress Arianna (or Aelia Ariadne, ca. 450-515 A.D..) 5th century A.D.. Byzantine art, Museo Nazionale del Bargello (Bargello National Museum)

Emperor Justinian and his Court. ca. 547. ITALY. Ravenna. San Vitale. Early Byzantine art. Mosaic

The Good Shepherd, lunette from above the entrance (mosaic)
XIR83460 The Good Shepherd, lunette from above the entrance (mosaic) by Paleo-Christian, (5th century); Oratorio di Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy; out of copyright

Entry into Jerusalem (mosaic)
884394 Entry into Jerusalem (mosaic) by Sicilian School, (12th Century); Palatine Chapel, Palermo, Sicily

Saint Louis Capuchin Cathedral in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon
Saint Louis Capuchin Cathedral, a Byzantine style Latin Catholic church built from 1864 to 1868 in Beirut (Beyrouth), Lebanon, with a tram in front going to the post office. Date: circa 1910

ITALY. Ravenna. Basilica of Sant Apollinare Nuovo. The Pharisee and the publican in the Temple door

Romania - Curtea de Arges Monastery
The Cathedral of Curtea de Arges - a Romanian Orthodox cathedral in Curtea de ArgeE, Romania. It is located on the grounds of the Curtea de Arges Monastery Date: circa 1920s

Owen Jones Byzantine 30
Designs from mosaics and marble pavements in Rome, Venice, Ravenna and Monreale

Domesday mosaics of the Last Judgement, dating from the 12th century Byzantine period, Cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta (Duomo Santa Maria dell Assunta), Torcello Island, Venice Lagoon

Justinian I
JUSTINIAN I The most brilliant of the Byzantine emperors

Constantine XI Palaeolog
CONSTANTINE XI PALAEOLOGUS The last Byzantine Emperor, who died trying to save Constantinople from the Turks

The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise"(866-912) against the Bulgarians in 894
AIS5344072 The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI " The Wise" (866-912) against the Bulgarians in 894, miniature from " Synopsis historiarum", c.1126-1150

The Carolingian and Byzantine Empires and the Califate about 814 (colour litho)
6016339 The Carolingian and Byzantine Empires and the Califate about 814 (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R

Untitled (96), c. 1890. [St Marks Basilica and Campanile, Venice]. Creator: Unknown
Untitled (96), c. 1890. [St Marks Basilica and Campanile, Venice]. Photogravure, no. 96 from the portfolio " Calli, Canali e Isole della Laguna"

Byzantine architecture: representation of the Virgin between Saint John and Saint Mark
LRI4690002 Byzantine architecture: representation of the Virgin between Saint John and Saint Mark. Mosaic on gold background. 13th century

Ravenna Travel Poster, c. 1925 (colour litho)
1126464 Ravenna Travel Poster, c.1925 (colour litho) by Ballerio, Osvaldo (1870-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vintage travel poster by Osvaldo Ballerio of Ravenna)

Saints Paraskeve, Gregory the Theologian, John Chrysostom and Basil the Great, early 15th century. From the Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

GREECE-Northeastern Aegean Islands-LESVOS (Mytilini)-Mithymna (Molyvos): Distant
GREECE, Northeastern Aegean Islands, LESVOS (Mytilini), Mithymna (Molyvos): Distant Town View

Sofia Icon
A dramatic sunset frames the Alexander Nevskey Cathedral

Notre Dame de la Garde, Marseille, France
Notre-Dame de la Garde (Our Lady of the Guard) - a Neo-Byzantine Catholic basilica in Marseille, France built by the architect Henri-Jacques Esperandieu in the 1860s. Date: circa 1910s

Ministry of Christ, interior of Church of St. Saviour in Chora (Kariye Camii), UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Adoration of the Kings. 6th c. ITALY. Ravenna. San Apollinare Nuovo. Early Byzantine art. Mosaic

Agio Apostoli, Byzantine church, Naxos, Cyclades Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Constantinople - Princes Islands - Buyukada - the largest of the nine islands (a place of exile for the Byzantine Empresses) set within a border of seashells

Bessarion - 2
JOHANNES BASILIUS BESSARION Latin patriarch of Constantinople. Byzantine theologian and Humanist

Aya Sofya (Hagia Sophia), Byzantine mosaic of Virgin Mary with infant Jesus, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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"Exploring the Magnificence of Byzantine Art and Culture" Step into the rich history of the Byzantine Empire with a captivating journey through its remarkable art and architecture. The map of the Byzantine Empire reveals its vast expanse, stretching from Ravenna to Istanbul, showcasing its influence on both Europe and Asia. Marvel at Empress Theodora, a powerful figure who left an indelible mark on Byzantine society. Her legacy is beautifully depicted in the Deesis Mosaic found in Istanbul's Hagia Sophia, where she stands alongside other saints in prayerful devotion. Transport yourself to ancient times as you gaze upon a 12th-century mosaic portraying the Virgin Mary and Child within Aya Sofya. This masterpiece captures the essence religious art with intricate details and vibrant colors that still mesmerize viewers today. The Last Judgement Novgorod Icon takes us further into this empire's spiritual realm. Painted with tempera on wood, it depicts scenes from biblical narratives while showcasing exquisite craftsmanship that reflects their deep faith. Justinian I, one of Byzantium's most influential emperors, comes alive through his connection to Ravenna. Discover his impact on this Italian city as you explore his architectural contributions that have stood for centuries. Delve into astrology as you encounter the Zodiac mosaic at Israel's Beit Alpha Synagogue. Dating back to the 6th century, this stunning artwork showcases how diverse influences shaped Byzantine culture. Iconography continues to captivate us with an icon featuring Mary alongside saints Theodoros and Georgios at St Catherine's Monastery. Created in the 6th century, it exemplifies Byzantium's devotion to spirituality through intricate brushwork and delicate detailing. Traveling eastward brings us to Madaba Governorate where we find another treasure: The Madaba Mosaic Map within Saint George Greek Orthodox Basilica. This extraordinary piece offers insights into geography during early Christianity, showcasing Byzantine craftsmanship at its finest.