Byzantine Art Collection

Heavenly Ladder of Saint John Climacus, 12th century. Found in the Collection of Saint Catherines Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt

The military campaigns led by the Byzantine Emperor Leon VI "The Wise"(866-912)
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

St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy
7301595 St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Patriarchal Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark aka St Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy)

The city walls at Fener, built by Theodosius II, 413-447 (photo)
BEN82588 The city walls at Fener, built by Theodosius II, 413-447 (photo); Istanbul, Turkey; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Christ and the apostles, 8th century (fresco) (detail)
BEN138680 Christ and the apostles, 8th century (fresco) (detail); Santa Sofia, Benevento, Campania, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Visitation, c.760 (fresco) (see 138680 & 138686)
BEN138687 Visitation, c.760 (fresco) (see 138680 & 138686); Santa Sofia, Benevento, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: meeting of Mary and Elizabeth;); Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Entry of the Turks into Baghdad, 1534 AD (litho)
8660922 Entry of the Turks into Baghdad, 1534 AD (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Entry of the Turks into Baghdad, 1534 AD)

A saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
3507222 A saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; (add.info.: The Ascension of Christ depicted in a mosaic adorning the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, in Venice, Italy)

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy
7136957 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

St Marks Square
3507221 St Marks Square; (add.info.: statue of a saint on the front portico of the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, northern Italy)

The Byzantine Empire (litho)
8661309 The Byzantine Empire (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Byzantine Empire)

Greco-Byzantine icon of the Assumption or Dormition of the Virgin, before the 11th century (painting on poplar wood)
8832418 Greco-Byzantine icon of the Assumption or Dormition of the Virgin, before the 11th century (painting on poplar wood)

Portrait of Constantine I Asen Tech, Tsar of Bulgaria from 1257 to his death in 1277, Boyana Church, Sofia, Bulgaria
AIS5361015 Portrait of Constantine I Asen Tech, Tsar of Bulgaria from 1257 to his death in 1277, Boyana Church, Sofia, Bulgaria, 13th century (fresco); Boyana Church, Sofia, Bulgaria; © Iberfoto

Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy
7136956 Trieste Cathedral. Mosaic of Christ Pantocrator. Italy.; Cattedrale di San Giusto, Trieste, Italy; © Pascal Deloche/Godong

Page from the Paris Psalter (ms. 8824) folio 1: Joseph dicet who... 10th century Byzantine manuscript
BEN5475058 Page from the Paris Psalter (ms. 8824) folio 1: Joseph dicet who... 10th century Byzantine manuscript (Macedonian period) Paris, B.N.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

rene of Athens, Byzantine empress, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, 1840s (engraving)
UTD4919751 rene of Athens, Byzantine empress, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim, 1840s (engraving); (add.info.: Irene l'Athenienne (vers 752-803) imperatrice byzantine - Irene of Athens

Mosaic depicting St Nicholas, from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
3507219 Mosaic depicting St Nicholas, from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; (add.info.: Mosaic from the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, northern Italy)

Battle of Antioch on the Meander, 1211 (litho)
8664008 Battle of Antioch on the Meander, 1211 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kaykhusraw I, Seljuk Sultan of Rum, fighting Theodore I Laskaris)

Siege of Constantinople by the Turks (litho)
8661156 Siege of Constantinople by the Turks (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Constantinople by the Turks)

Black and white drawing, Byzantine Christ's head from a 12th century manuscript
7277845 Black and white drawing, Byzantine Christ's head from a 12th century manuscript; Private Collection; (add.info.: Black and white drawing)

Byzantine art: detail of a mosaic representing a fish, one of the first Christian symbols. 4th century AD
AIS5343403 Byzantine art: detail of a mosaic representing a fish, one of the first Christian symbols. 4th century AD..; Euphrasian Basilica, Porec, Croatia; © Iberfoto

Horses in Bronze
3507224 Horses in Bronze; (add.info.: Horses in Bronze, adorning the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark, in Venice, Italy. It is the most famous of the city's churches)

Mosaics inside the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark
3507214 Mosaics inside the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; (add.info.: Mosaics inside the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Mark; Saint Mark's Basilica in Venice, northern Italy)

Byzantine women's headdress (litho)
8677399 Byzantine women's headdress (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Byzantine women's headdress)

Siege of Constantinople by the Turks (litho)
8661318 Siege of Constantinople by the Turks (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Siege of Constantinople by the Turks)

Belisarius, general of the Byzantine Empire, strategist of the Emperor Justinian
UTD4919506 Belisarius, general of the Byzantine Empire, strategist of the Emperor Justinian, copperplate engraving from Strahlheim

Piazza San Marco in Venice, with the facade of the Basilica of San Marco and the Campanile seen from the Museo Civico
3571005 Piazza San Marco in Venice, with the facade of the Basilica of San Marco and the Campanile seen from the Museo Civico Correr

The byzantine church of Agii Theodori in Athens
3572238 The byzantine church of Agii Theodori in Athens by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Athens, Greece 1870-1875 Date of Artwork: 1070 ca)

Byzantine emperor Theophilus defensor of iconoclasm has the saint monk Lazarus (above)
AIS5349608 Byzantine emperor Theophilus defensor of iconoclasm has the saint monk Lazarus (above), an icon painter in Constantinople arrested, 14th century (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid

View of the south entrance, begun 1183 (photo)
BEN85064 View of the south entrance, begun 1183 (photo); Church of the Mother of God, Studenica, Serbia; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

The Fall of Constantinople (litho)
8660709 The Fall of Constantinople (litho) by Dudley, Robert Ambrose (1867-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Fall of Constantinople)

Portrait of Pope John VII, 705-707. Creator: Byzantine Master
Portrait of Pope John VII, 705-707. Found in the Collection of the Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

The ablution of the child, 705-707. Creator: Byzantine Master
The ablution of the child, 705-707. Found in the Collection of the Musei Vaticani in Viale Vaticano, Rome

Triptych Casanatense: Triptych with Deesis and saints, Mid of the 10th century. Creator: Byzantine Master
Triptych Casanatense: Triptych with Deesis and saints, Mid of the 10th century. Found in the collection of the Museo Nazionale del Palazzo di Venezia, Rome

The Garden of Even ceiling, Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Interior view of Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Interior of Basilica of San Vitale, which has important examples of early Christian Byzantine art and architecture. Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy

Detail of the interior of the Basilica of S. Marco, Venice Venice Church Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1955 ca

View of the interior of the Basilica of S. Marco, Venice Venice Basilica of S. Marco Church Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1950 ca

Loredan palace, Venice Venice Building Late Byzantine, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1850 ca.. Date of Artwork:XII, XIII sec

The left side of the Basilica of S. Marco, Venice Venice Church Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1880 ca.. Date of Artwork:IX - XVII secc

The facade of the Basilica of San Marco, Venice Venice Piazza San Marco Church Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1855

Inner view of the Basilica of San Marco, Venice Venice Basilica of S. Marco Church Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1865-1875

Basilica of San Clemente, in Rome: detail of a Byzantine capital, on the top of which there is a fragment of an inscription Rome Capital Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe

Piazza San Marco in Venice. Front view of the Basilica and the Campanile. On the left the Procuratie Vecchie, on the right the Procuratie Nuove Venice Piazza San Marco Church Byzantine Style

Partial view of the Basilica of San Marco and the Doges Palace in Venice Venice Church Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1860 -1880 ca

Cathedral of Salerno: lunette with mosaic of St. Matthew Salerno Mosaic Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1889-1900 ca

Sveta Bogorodica Ljeviska in Prizren, Serbia Serbia Prizren Monastery Byzantine Style, Byzantine Art, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1960 ca.. Date of Artwork:1307

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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.