Byzantine Art Collection (#8)

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)

God introduces Eve to Adam, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec, on the counterfacade (mosaic)
6166330 God introduces Eve to Adam, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec, on the counterfacade (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166222 Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

The gate by Bonanno Pisano (1185-6): bronze tile depicting "The Kiss of Judas"(scene of the New Testament)
6166512 The gate by Bonanno Pisano (1185-6): bronze tile depicting " The Kiss of Judas" (scene of the New Testament) by Pisano

The expulsion from the Earthly Paradise, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament Cycle-Earthly Paradise
6166389 The expulsion from the Earthly Paradise, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament Cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

Noah has the animals loaded onto the Ark. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics
6166371 Noah has the animals loaded onto the Ark. Old Testament Cycle - The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaics, 12th-13th centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

The original sin, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII sec (mosaic)
6166360 The original sin, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII sec (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

St Cassius and St Casto before the Emperor, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century, on the counter-facade (mosaic)
6166327 St Cassius and St Casto before the Emperor, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century, on the counter-facade (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Jesus rescueing St Peter from the waves, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ
6166229 Jesus rescueing St Peter from the waves, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

The labours and the work of Adam and Eve, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament Cycle-Earthly Paradise
6166390 The labours and the work of Adam and Eve, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament Cycle-Earthly Paradise, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

Isaac and Esau, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Abraham, XII-XIII century (mosaic)
6166364 Isaac and Esau, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Abraham, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Jesus healing Simons mother in law from fever, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ
6166238 Jesus healing Simons mother in law from fever, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

Apse: Announcing Angel, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic)
6166445 Apse: Announcing Angel, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Apse: Saint or Theologian, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166460 Apse: Saint or Theologian, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apsidal arch: Prophet Eliseus, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166456 Apsidal arch: Prophet Eliseus, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

The coronation of the Byzantine Emperor Leon V the Armenian (775-820), miniature from "Synopsis historiarum"
AIS5344082 The coronation of the Byzantine Emperor Leon V the Armenian (775-820), miniature from " Synopsis historiarum", c.1126-1150, 12th century (illuminated manuscript) by Scylitzes

Main portal: detail of the lateral frieze with anthropomorphic figures, animals and geometric mosaic motifs (mosaic)
6166523 Main portal: detail of the lateral frieze with anthropomorphic figures, animals and geometric mosaic motifs (mosaic) by Byzantine

Tile depcting "Enthroned Madonna"(scene of the New Testament) (bronze)
6166519 Tile depcting " Enthroned Madonna" (scene of the New Testament) (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

The gate by Bonanno Pisano (1185-6): bronze tile depicting "Supper in Emmaus"(scene of the New Testament)
6166517 The gate by Bonanno Pisano (1185-6): bronze tile depicting " Supper in Emmaus" (scene of the New Testament)

Tile depicting "Two Prophets: Moses and Aaron"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166493 Tile depicting " Two Prophets: Moses and Aaron" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Tile depicting "The submission of woman to man"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166482 Tile depicting " The submission of woman to man" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Tile depicting "The Original Sin"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166480 Tile depicting " The Original Sin" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Tile depicting "Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden"(scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze)
6166479 Tile depicting " Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden" (scene of the Old Testament), 1185-86 (bronze) by Pisano, Bonanno (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

The lower register of the northern wall of the nave, with stories of the Creation from the Old Testament
6166396 The lower register of the northern wall of the nave, with stories of the Creation from the Old Testament, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

Noah builds the Ark according to the mandate of God. Old Testament cycle-The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaic
6166369 Noah builds the Ark according to the mandate of God. Old Testament cycle-The Great Flood, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

God introduces Eve to Adam, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec, on the counterfacade (mosaic)
6166329 God introduces Eve to Adam, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII sec, on the counterfacade (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Creation of Eve, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII centuries, on the counterfacade (mosaic)
6166319 Creation of Eve, byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII centuries, on the counterfacade (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Rebecca orders her son Jacob to flee to Haram with his brother Laban, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Abraham
6166366 Rebecca orders her son Jacob to flee to Haram with his brother Laban, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Abraham, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine

The Virgin Odigitria (Madonna and Child), Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century, on the counter-facade (mosaic)
6166328 The Virgin Odigitria (Madonna and Child), Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century, on the counter-facade (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Isaac blesses Jacob, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Abraham, XII-XIII century (mosaic)
6166365 Isaac blesses Jacob, Byzantine mosaic, Old Testament cycle-Abraham, XII-XIII century (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

View of the nave and the counterfacade (mosaic) (photo)
6166333 View of the nave and the counterfacade (mosaic) (photo) by Byzantine, (12th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

The martyrdom of St Cassius and St Casto-The destruction of the temple and the idol of Apollo, Byzantine mosaic
6166326 The martyrdom of St Cassius and St Casto-The destruction of the temple and the idol of Apollo, Byzantine mosaic, XII-XIII century, on the counter-facade (mosaic) by Byzantine

The Miracle of the man with a dried up hand, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ
6166228 The Miracle of the man with a dried up hand, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

transept: the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic)
6166438 transept: the Byzantine mosaic which depicts King William II crowned by Christ (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: St Peter I of Alexandria and Pope Clement I, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166461 Apse: St Peter I of Alexandria and Pope Clement I, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova)

Apsidal arch: Prophet Naum?, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic)
6166448 Apsidal arch: Prophet Naum?, byzantine school mosaic with a golden background (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily

Apse: Announciate Virgin, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic)
6166447 Apse: Announciate Virgin, Byzantine mosaic with a golden background in the tympanum of the apse (mosaic) by Byzantine, (12th-13th century); Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale

Attacking a stronghold, miniature from "Synopsis historiarum", c
AIS5342678 Attacking a stronghold, miniature from " Synopsis historiarum", c.1126-1150, 12th century (illuminated manuscript) by Scylitzes, John (fl.1081); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

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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.