The Nativity of Jesus in Byzantine art.
There is no doubt that the Christ Pantocrator, Marian art and the passion of Christ are some of the mostContinue Reading
Tag: Byzantine History
12 Fascinating Treasures of Byzantium.
Positioned on the crossroads between Western Europe and Asia, Byzantium was for a very long time the centre of theContinue Reading
Magnificent Byzantine Ivories (Part 1).
Often when we associate Byzantium with art, the image of religious frescoes and mosaics always comes to mind first. Indeed,Continue Reading
History Painting: ‘The Crusader army attacks Constantinople’ by Jacopo Palma il Giovane, circa 1587.
If you are a curious visitor to Italy, and make your way to Venice, in the Great Hall of theContinue Reading
The Holy Crown of St. Stephen.
Also known as the Holy Crown of Hungary, the Holy Crown of St. Stephen was the coronation crown of overContinue Reading
Today in History: Justinian I becomes sole emperor of the Byzantine Empire.
The remarkable rise of a peasant boy named Petrus Sabbatius (Justinian I The Great), to the lofty heights of theContinue Reading
Today in History: The battle of Varbitza Pass and the death of Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros.
There have been many Byzantine Emperors who had died in battle – Emperors Julian, Valens and famously Constantine XI Palaiologos,Continue Reading
Empress Pulcheria: A woman truly ahead of her time.
One might wonder what the early fifth century Byzantine world would have been like if Aelia Pulcheria was not aroundContinue Reading
The Queen of Cities – Constantinople – like you have never seen her before.
Have you ever wondered what the queen of cities – Constantinople – might have looked like? Today traces of theContinue Reading
Portrait of an Emperor: John VIII Palaiologos.
An Italian Renaissance painter from Florence, by the name of Benozzo Gozzoli, was commissioned to paint a three-walled cycle ofContinue Reading
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