Byzantine Art Collection (#7)

Saint Erasmus, Venetian Byzantine painter, first half of the 4th century (oil on panel)
7062902 Saint Erasmus, Venetian Byzantine painter, first half of the 4th century (oil on panel) by Veneto-Byzantine School; Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey
7128907 Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey by Byzantine, (5th century); Yerebatan Palace, Istanbul

Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey
7128905 Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey by Byzantine, (5th century); Yerebatan Palace, Istanbul

Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey
7128904 Medusa head in the Yerebatan Sarnici, the sunken cistern or basilica cistern, Sultanahmet district, Istanbul, Turkey by Byzantine, (5th century); Yerebatan Palace, Istanbul

Cappella Palatina, ceiling in Arabic carving, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7277457 Cappella Palatina, ceiling in Arabic carving, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine School, (12th century); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo

Clothing, fashion, Middle Ages and Byzantium, Europe, 9th-11th century
7278093 Clothing, fashion, Middle Ages and Byzantium, Europe, 9th-11th century by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clothing, fashion, Middle Ages and Byzantium, Europe)

Cappella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7277465 Cappella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine School, (12th century); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily

Emperor Justinian and his retinue, 6th century, after a mosaic painting in Ravenna
7278662 Emperor Justinian and his retinue, 6th century, after a mosaic painting in Ravenna by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor Justinian and his retinue)

Nikephoros III Botaneiates, was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1078 to 1081
7278661 Nikephoros III Botaneiates, was Emperor of the Byzantine Empire from 1078 to 1081 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nikephoros III Botaneiates)

Lombard princesses in 8th century Byzantine costume
7277954 Lombard princesses in 8th century Byzantine costume by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lombard princesses in 8th century Byzantine costume)

Various areas of Byzantine art, painting and architecture
7279491 Various areas of Byzantine art, painting and architecture by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various areas of Byzantine art, painting and architecture)

Clothing, fashion at the imperial court in Byzantium, 6th century, 3rd from left Emperor Justinian
7278092 Clothing, fashion at the imperial court in Byzantium, 6th century, 3rd from left Emperor Justinian by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clothing)

The Madonna Nicopela, 10th century (enamel)
1749748 The Madonna Nicopela, 10th century (enamel) by Byzantine, (10th century); Museo della Basilica di San Marco, Milan, Italy; (add.info.: Virgin and child, called the Madonna Nicopela)

Cappella Palatina, ceiling in Arabic carving, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7277463 Cappella Palatina, ceiling in Arabic carving, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine School, (12th century); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo

Assault on Damiette
7279769 Assault on Damiette by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Assault on Damiette, Damiette was an important town at the time of the Crusades in the 12th)

Cappella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7277456 Cappella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine School, (12th century); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily

Cappella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7277454 Cappella Palatina, close-up, Palazzo dei Normanni also Palazzo Reale, Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine School, (12th century); Palazzo dei Normanni, Palermo, Sicily

Image of Jesus, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7280649 Image of Jesus, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Image of Jesus, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7280647 Image of Jesus, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Emperor Justinian with his retinue
7279950 Emperor Justinian with his retinue by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Emperor Justinian with his retinue)

Theodora, ca 500, 548
7278660 Theodora, ca 500, 548 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theodora, ca 500, 548, was the wife of the Eastern Roman emperor Justinian)

Historical map of the Byzantine Empire in the year 1000
7279591 Historical map of the Byzantine Empire in the year 1000 by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Historical map of the Byzantine Empire in the year 1000, Historical)

St. Catherine of Alexandria
3567258 St. Catherine of Alexandria by Byzantine School, (10th-12th century); Galleria dell Accademia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Date of Artwork: X-XII sec)

Barbarian art: cross set with precious stones, 6th century
LRI4646375 Barbarian art: cross set with precious stones, 6th century by Byzantine School, (6th century); Basilica di San Pietro, Rome

Creation of fish and birds, Old Testament Cycle-Creation, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec (mosaic)
6166383 Creation of fish and birds, Old Testament Cycle-Creation, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Adam rests in the Earthly Paradise, Old Testament Cycle-The Earthly Paradise, Byzantine, XII-XIII century (mosaic)
6166387 Adam rests in the Earthly Paradise, Old Testament Cycle-The Earthly Paradise, Byzantine, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

The construction of the Tower of Babel, Cycle of the Old Testament - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics
6166375 The construction of the Tower of Babel, Cycle of the Old Testament - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, XII - XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

Jesus brings back to life the widows son, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ
6166235 Jesus brings back to life the widows son, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

A Russian fleet, miniature from "Synopsis historiarum", c. 1126-1150, 12th century (illuminated manuscript)
AIS5344095 A Russian fleet, miniature from " Synopsis historiarum", c.1126-1150, 12th century (illuminated manuscript) by Scylitzes, John (fl.1081); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

Apsidal arch: Prophet Samuel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166454 Apsidal arch: Prophet Samuel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: King Salomon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166453 Apsidal arch: King Salomon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: King David, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166451 Apsidal arch: King David, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: Prophet Elijah, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166450 Apsidal arch: Prophet Elijah, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: Saint Daniel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166468 Apse: Saint Daniel, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: Prophet GIdeon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166455 Apsidal arch: Prophet GIdeon, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

transept: the royal throne and the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic)
6166437 transept: the royal throne and the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

St. Peter on the throne, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII centuries in the Southern transept (mosaic)
6166415 St. Peter on the throne, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII centuries in the Southern transept (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Tile depicting "The Cavalcade of Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar"(scene of the New Testament)
6166502 Tile depicting " The Cavalcade of Magi: Caspar, Melchior and Balthasar" (scene of the New Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano

Tile depicting "Two Prophets: Daniel and Amos"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166497 Tile depicting " Two Prophets: Daniel and Amos" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Tile depicting "Noah cultivating the Vineyard"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166487 Tile depicting " Noah cultivating the Vineyard" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Tile depicting "Cain and Abel"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166484 Tile depicting " Cain and Abel" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

The gate
6166474 The gate by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: The gate is signed " Bonanno civis pisanus")

The pact of the rainbow. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, 12th-13th centuries (mosaic)
6166373 The pact of the rainbow. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, 12th-13th centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Jesus healing blind men and cripples, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166224 Jesus healing blind men and cripples, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

Tile depicting "Abraham, Isaac and Jacob"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166492 Tile depicting " Abraham, Isaac and Jacob" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

God orders Noah to build the Ark. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, XII - XIII century (mosaic)
6166395 God orders Noah to build the Ark. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, XII - XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

Creation of the Day and the night, Old Testament Cycle - Creation, Byzantine mosaci, XII - XIII century (mosaic)
6166379 Creation of the Day and the night, Old Testament Cycle - Creation, Byzantine mosaci, XII - XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Healing of ten leprous men, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166340 Healing of ten leprous men, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

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Byzantine art, with its rich history and intricate details, captivates the imagination and transports us to a time of great military campaigns and religious devotion. The reign of Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise" saw fierce battles against the Bulgarians in 894, as depicted in the miniature from "Synopsis historiarum. " This illuminated manuscript from the 12th century serves as a window into this tumultuous period. Moving on to Ravenna, Italy, we find ourselves immersed in the enchanting Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Its Garden of Even ceiling is adorned with stunning mosaics that showcase Byzantine art at its finest. Stepping inside this mausoleum reveals an interior that exudes grandeur and spirituality. Another masterpiece awaits us at the Basilica of San Vitale. Here, early Christian Byzantine art takes center stage with important examples that leave us in awe. The intricate details and vibrant colors transport us back to a time when faith was expressed through artistic brilliance. Venetian Byzantine painter Saint Erasmus graces our presence with his oil-on-panel artwork from the first half of the 4th century. His skillful brushstrokes bring forth a sense of serenity and reverence for religious subjects. The First Council of Nicaea comes alive before our eyes through Strelitzas' (Theophanes) masterful work during the first half of the 16th century. This depiction captures both historical significance and artistic finesse. A breathtaking portrayal emerges in Anonymous' Transfiguration of Jesus from the 13th century—a testament to Byzantine art's ability to convey divine radiance through vivid imagery. As we journey further into Istanbul, Turkey, we encounter Medusa heads adorning architectural wonders such as Yerebatan Sarnici—the sunken cistern—and basilica cisterns within Sultanahmet district.