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Passionate Customer Service Museum Quality Art Prints Customization Options AvailableByzantine art covers an enormous period of time, considering that it refers to the entire Byzantine Empire, which stretched from the 4th century to the 15th century. Even when the Byzantine Empire - also Byzantium, or Eastern Roman Empire - ended with the fall of Constantinople (1453), the art remained alive. There are predominantly religious themes in Byzantine art, promoted by the Church, which had great influence in society. Frescoes and panel paintings played a leading role and the icon is considered a symbol of that era. Even today they are an indispensable part of processions. The art and holy pictures developed from the late antique figurative painting with its pictures of the dead, gods and emperors. Antiquity was also the inspiration for many other art forms. Therefore, the transitions are fluid between the art of antiquity and Byzantine art, which adopted many elements such as columns, ancient staircases or equestrian statues.
The Byzantine mosaics achieved world fame. This is also an art that originated from the Romans. But while these worked with little stones, glass and ceramics, the Byzantines refined their mosaics lavishly with gold leaf and precious stones. The most important mosaics were created in Ravenna. A shining example is the church of San Vitale from the late antique-early Byzantine period. The brick facade of the church is almost completely covered with glittering gold mosaics, meant to symbolize infinity. The interior also shows rich mosaic decoration on the floor and walls with floral and ornamental patterns. Here, the mosaics are in warm earth tones. High-quality ivory carvings were also made in Ravenna. Arts and crafts also played an important role in this era. In addition to silver and goldsmith work, enamel and glass work, brocade and silk fabrics with oriental patterns were produced. Book illumination and book illustrations were also part of it. Sculpture was treated somewhat stepmotherly, as sculptors usually had to be content with reliefs, as sculptures were considered "pagan".
Of course, Byzantine art had a great influence on European art and church architecture, on panel painting in Italy or the depictions of the Virgin Mary in the late Gothic period. Especially in Italy, Byzantine elements were present in all art movements, from Romanesque to Gothic and Renaissance. Venice, as a former colony, was particularly under Byzantine artistic influence. And after the conquest of Constantinople (1204) by Venetian crusaders, numerous art treasures came to the lagoon city. Among them, the quadriga from the Hippodrome of Constantinople, which today looks down from St. Mark's Basilica.
This monumental artistic epoch also left its mark in northern Europe. For example, in Charlemagne's Aachen Cathedral or the Romanesque church buildings in Cologne. In the Romantic period of the 19th century, Byzantine art experienced a rebirth. Probably the most famous example of neo-Byzantine architecture is the basilica Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. During the reign of Louis I, numerous buildings were built with Byzantine stylistic devices such as mosaics, barrel vaults and capitals. A huge mosaic is embedded in the floor of the throne room of Neuschwanstein Castle.
Byzantine art covers an enormous period of time, considering that it refers to the entire Byzantine Empire, which stretched from the 4th century to the 15th century. Even when the Byzantine Empire - also Byzantium, or Eastern Roman Empire - ended with the fall of Constantinople (1453), the art remained alive. There are predominantly religious themes in Byzantine art, promoted by the Church, which had great influence in society. Frescoes and panel paintings played a leading role and the icon is considered a symbol of that era. Even today they are an indispensable part of processions. The art and holy pictures developed from the late antique figurative painting with its pictures of the dead, gods and emperors. Antiquity was also the inspiration for many other art forms. Therefore, the transitions are fluid between the art of antiquity and Byzantine art, which adopted many elements such as columns, ancient staircases or equestrian statues.
The Byzantine mosaics achieved world fame. This is also an art that originated from the Romans. But while these worked with little stones, glass and ceramics, the Byzantines refined their mosaics lavishly with gold leaf and precious stones. The most important mosaics were created in Ravenna. A shining example is the church of San Vitale from the late antique-early Byzantine period. The brick facade of the church is almost completely covered with glittering gold mosaics, meant to symbolize infinity. The interior also shows rich mosaic decoration on the floor and walls with floral and ornamental patterns. Here, the mosaics are in warm earth tones. High-quality ivory carvings were also made in Ravenna. Arts and crafts also played an important role in this era. In addition to silver and goldsmith work, enamel and glass work, brocade and silk fabrics with oriental patterns were produced. Book illumination and book illustrations were also part of it. Sculpture was treated somewhat stepmotherly, as sculptors usually had to be content with reliefs, as sculptures were considered "pagan".
Of course, Byzantine art had a great influence on European art and church architecture, on panel painting in Italy or the depictions of the Virgin Mary in the late Gothic period. Especially in Italy, Byzantine elements were present in all art movements, from Romanesque to Gothic and Renaissance. Venice, as a former colony, was particularly under Byzantine artistic influence. And after the conquest of Constantinople (1204) by Venetian crusaders, numerous art treasures came to the lagoon city. Among them, the quadriga from the Hippodrome of Constantinople, which today looks down from St. Mark's Basilica.
This monumental artistic epoch also left its mark in northern Europe. For example, in Charlemagne's Aachen Cathedral or the Romanesque church buildings in Cologne. In the Romantic period of the 19th century, Byzantine art experienced a rebirth. Probably the most famous example of neo-Byzantine architecture is the basilica Sacré-Cœur de Montmartre. During the reign of Louis I, numerous buildings were built with Byzantine stylistic devices such as mosaics, barrel vaults and capitals. A huge mosaic is embedded in the floor of the throne room of Neuschwanstein Castle.
 - (MeisterDrucke-65729).jpg "Jesus healing a leper by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-439420).jpg "Crux Gemmata by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Guerison of the Paralytic, Church of St. Apollinar the Nine of Ravenna, mural mosaic, Italy, 6th century by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Greek Fire, from the Madrid Skylitzes by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Empress Theodora with Her Court of Two Ministers and Seven Women, c.547 AD by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Empress Theodora with Her Court (detail) by Byzantine School")
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 c547 AD (mosaic) (detail of 140283) - (MeisterDrucke-93879).jpg "Emperor Justinian I (483-565) c.547 AD (mosaic) (detail) by Byzantine School")
 c547 AD (mosaic) (detail of 140283) - (MeisterDrucke-93879).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-108210).jpg "The Paralytic of Capharnaum is Lowered from the Roof, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-41300).jpg "The Hospitality of Abraham and the Sacrifice of Isaac by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-65814).jpg "The Kiss of Judas, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-661541).jpg "Floor Detail Depicting a Duck by Byzantine School")
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_carved_in_Constantinople_Theodosian_Sty_-_(MeisterDrucke-423114).jpg "Consular Diptych of Anastasius (491-518) Carved in Constantinople, Theodosian Style, 517 AD by Byzantine School")
_carved_in_Constantinople_Theodosian_Sty_-_(MeisterDrucke-423114).jpg)
_-_(MeisterDrucke-418952).jpg "The Lady of Carthage by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The multiplication of bread and fish (detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Jesus Miraculously Healed a Paralytic at Capharnaeum (mosaic) by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-920427).jpg "Sarcophagus of Bishop Theodore by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The Emperor Triumphant, known as the Barberini Ivory, 500-550 AD by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-95612).jpg "The Raising of Lazarus, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The City of Jerusalem and the surrounding area, detail from the Madaba mosaic map, Byzantine, 6th century by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-59565).jpg "Constantine IV granting Bishop Reparatus privileges for the church of Ravenna by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine Art: Lamentation on the Death of Christ (detail) by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1085957).jpg "Jesus separates the sheep from the goats (detail) by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-513532).jpg "Map, Madaba, Jordan by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine Art: Oldest Map of Palestine (detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Crucifixion and the Resurrection, from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD by Byzantine School")
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_and_St_Helena_(mosaic)_-_(MeisterDrucke-36974).jpg "Constantine the Great and St. Helena by Byzantine School")
_and_St_Helena_(mosaic)_-_(MeisterDrucke-36974).jpg)
 (mosaic) - (MeisterDrucke-570697).jpg "Christ Crowning King Roger II of Sicily (1093-1154) by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1080774).jpg "King William II of Sicily offers the Church of Monreale to the Virgin by Byzantine School")
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_Oeuvre_dun_maitre_byzantin_mosaique_det_-_(MeisterDrucke-1313715).jpg "The Prophet Jeremiah (6th century BC). Mosaic, detail of the decoration of St. Mark")
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.jpg "The Healing of the Paralytic of Capernaum, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Detail of Map Depicting the Northern Negev to the Mediterranean Sea and the City of Gaza, Madaba, Jordan by Byzantine School")
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 King of Sicily receiving a crown from Christ (mosaic) - (MeisterDrucke-113316).jpg "William II King of Sicily receiving a crown from Christ by Byzantine School")
 King of Sicily receiving a crown from Christ (mosaic) - (MeisterDrucke-113316).jpg)
_(see_also_86282_250599)_-_(MeisterDrucke-429713).jpg "Bethlehem (detail) by Byzantine School")
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 (detail of 344548) - (MeisterDrucke-42331).jpg "Christ Enthroned with the Angels (detail) by Byzantine School")
 (detail of 344548) - (MeisterDrucke-42331).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-115857).jpg "Christ Surrounded by Two Angels, St. Vitalis and Bishop Ecclesius, from the Apse by Byzantine School")
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 (detail of 244978) - (MeisterDrucke-56883).jpg "Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist (detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine art: oldest map of Palestine. Detail depicting the city of Bethlehem by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-110462).jpg "Sermon on the Mount, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-37501).jpg "The Last Supper by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-103065).jpg "Multiplication of the Bread and Fishes, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The City of Jerusalem and the Surrounding Area, Detail from the Madaba Mosaic Map by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-70271).jpg "The Face of Christ by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-43508).jpg "The Emperor Constantine IV grants tax immunity to the Archbishop of Ravenna by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-84006).jpg "Four angels with the symbols of the evangelists surrounding the chi-rho monogram of Christ, from the vault of the Chapel of the Archdiocese by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-84405).jpg "Jesus Healing the Crippled and the Blind by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-62160).jpg "The Face of Justinian (mosaic) by Byzantine School")
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_Oeuvre_dun_maitre_byzantin_mosaique_detail_du_-_(MeisterDrucke-1320477).jpg "King David (10th Century BC) (detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The Parable of the Ten Virgins, Detail from the Miniature from the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, Greek Evangelists in Miniature Probably from Antioch of Syria or of Cesarea Palestina and Kept in the Diocesan Museum of Rossano by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine art: oldest map of Palestine. Detail representing Jerusalem. Mosaic of the 6th century. Madaba, Church of St. George by Byzantine School")
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_(7e_siecle_avant_-_(MeisterDrucke-1318739).jpg "The Prophet Habakkuk (detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The Three Angels (detail) by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-65006).jpg "Jesus before Pontius Pilate by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-81620).jpg "Baptism of Christ, surrounded by the Twelve Apostles by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-911211).jpg "A Byzantine Bronze Oil Lamp and Stand, c.5th-6th Century AD by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-93543).jpg "The Healing of Two Blindmen from Jericho, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-105114).jpg "The Incredulity of St. Thomas, from Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Empress Theodora with her court of two ministers and seven women, c.547 AD (detail) by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-78048).jpg "St. Paul Preaching to the Jews in the Synagogue at Damascus, from Scenes from the Life of St. Paul by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1057603).jpg "The Byzantine virgin (detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Christ Pantocrator and the Madonna Enthroned with Angels and Apostles, from the Central Apse by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine Art: Binding of Missal Decorated with the Representation of the Archangel Saint Michael - Golden Leaves and Enamels by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The Prophet Zephaniah (Detail) by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine art: oldest map of Palestine. Detail representing the city of Jericho by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-66944).jpg "The Flood, from the Atrium (detail) by Byzantine School")
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_granting_Bishop_Reparatus_privileges_for_the_church_of_R_-_(MeisterDrucke-576126).jpg "Constantine IV granting Bishop Reparatus privileges for the church of Ravenna by Byzantine School")
_granting_Bishop_Reparatus_privileges_for_the_church_of_R_-_(MeisterDrucke-576126).jpg)
_Oeuvre_dun_maitre_byzantin_mosaique_detail_-_(MeisterDrucke-1318741).jpg "The Prophet Hosea (detail) by Byzantine School")
_Oeuvre_dun_maitre_byzantin_mosaique_detail_-_(MeisterDrucke-1318741).jpg)
.jpg "Rebecca and Eliezer at the well, from the Vienna Genesis by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-74436).jpg "Baptism of Christ Surrounded by the Twelve Apostles Bearing Crowns (mosaic) by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-41030).jpg "Abel Offering a Lamb and Melchisedech Offering Bread at the Altar, Lunette on the South Wall of the Basilica by Byzantine School")
 - (MeisterDrucke-41030).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-54227).jpg "The Baptism of St. Paul by Ananias, from Scenes from the Life of St. Paul by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-36321).jpg "Jesus Predicts Peter")
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.jpg "Solidus with Heraclius and his Son Heraclius Constantine by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Ravenna, Basilica of San Vitale, Absidial Basin Mosaic by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "The Virgin Dictating the Gospel to St. Mark, from the Rossano Gospel by Byzantine School")
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 (detail of 182913) - (MeisterDrucke-93505).jpg "Probably Saint Lawrence, martyred on an iron grill (detail) by Byzantine School")
 (detail of 182913) - (MeisterDrucke-93505).jpg)
.jpg "The Ascension, from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-106807).jpg "The Virgin and Child Enthroned Between Two Angels, from the Apse (mosaic) by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-909128).jpg "Canon tables, from the Rabula Gospels, 586 AD by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Empress Theodora with Her Court of Two Ministers and Seven Women, c.547 AD (detail) by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-69689).jpg "Ecclesio, a Bishop of Ravenna by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-38422).jpg "Jesus and St. Peter (detail) by Byzantine School")
 - (MeisterDrucke-38422).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-68020).jpg "Orso, a Bishop of Ravenna by Byzantine School")
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_Oeuvre_dun_maitre_byzantin_mosaique_de_-_(MeisterDrucke-1325478).jpg "The Prophet Zechariah by Byzantine School")
_Oeuvre_dun_maitre_byzantin_mosaique_de_-_(MeisterDrucke-1325478).jpg)
 - (MeisterDrucke-81929).jpg "Jesus Cures the Woman who Bleeds, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")
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 (detail of 58073) - (MeisterDrucke-89200).jpg "Procession of Virgin Martyrs (detail) by Byzantine School")
 (detail of 58073) - (MeisterDrucke-89200).jpg)
.jpg "St. Andrew and St. Peter Responding to the Call of Jesus, from the Main Nave by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-103620).jpg "The Procession of the Three Kings by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Moses on Mount Sinai, Figure Above the Lunette Depicting the Hospitality of Abraham and the Sacrifice of Isaac, 6th Century (detail) by Byzantine School")
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_(mosaic)_-_(MeisterDrucke-35073).jpg "St. Pachomius (mosaic) by Byzantine School")
_(mosaic)_-_(MeisterDrucke-35073).jpg)
_and_Empress_Maria_of_Antioch_(dc1182)_-_(MeisterDrucke-422388).jpg "Manuel I Comnenus and Empress Maria of Antioch by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Byzantine Art:")
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.jpg "Panel from the Diptych of Consul Areobindus, Constantinople by Byzantine School")
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.jpg "Detail from the Miniature from the Codex Purpureus Rossanensis, Greek Evangelists in Miniature Probably from Antioch of Syria or of Cesarea Palestina and Kept in the Diocesan Museum of Rossano by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-99251).jpg "A soldier with a sword by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-82205).jpg "The Tower of Babel, from the Atrium (detail) by Byzantine School")
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 - (MeisterDrucke-44165).jpg "Madonna and Child enthroned and flanked by angels by Byzantine School")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-519816).jpg "Christ Pantocrator by Byzantine School")
 c547 AD (mosaic) (detail of 83451) - (MeisterDrucke-42839).jpg "Emperor Justinian I (detail) by Byzantine School")
.jpg "Emperor Justinian I and His Retinue of Officials, Guards and Clergy, c.547 AD by Byzantine School")
 - (MeisterDrucke-76145).jpg "The Parable of the Good Shepherd Separating the Sheep from the Goats, Scenes from the Life of Christ by Byzantine School")