Byzantine Mosaic Art

Golden mosaics depicting religious figures, illustrating historic Byzantine artistry in a renowned architectural setting.

Religious mosaic
Religious mosaic
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Turkey: The Empress Zoe Mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Christ Pantocrator is seated in the middle. On his right side stands emperor Constantine IX Monomachos; on his left side, empress Zoe. 11th century CE
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Black and white drawing, Byzantine Christ's head from a 12th century manuscript
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Mosaic of St Bartholomew from " St. Bartholomew Baptises in India". St Marks Basilica, Venice, Veneto Italy
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Mosaics in the Hagia Sophia, section: Maria as patron saint of Istanbul, detail: Emperor I with a model of the city, circa 1000
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Black and white drawing, Byzantine Christ's head from a 12th century manuscript
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Jesus Christ Fresco. Actual baptism site of Jesus. Jordan River Moved and Ruins are of Byzantine Churches marking spot of baptism. Rediscovered late 1990's and early 2000. Church opened 2011 on Old Church site
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'Icon: St Peter'. Cyprus, 16th - 17th century. Dimensions: 48x34 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg.
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Christian Mosaic, St. Georges Church, Madaba, Jordan
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St Matthew, by Guariento di Arpo (active 1338 - died 1367 or 1370), painting on wood.
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Close-up, wall mosaic, Katholikon, Monastery of St Theodora, Thessaloniki, Macedonia, Greece, Europe
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Turkey. Istanbul. St. Salvatore in Chora Church. among the most precious mosaics of Byzantium in the world. (Photo by: Federico Meneghetti/REDA&CO/UIG)
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St Elie (Saint Elias) Greek orthodox church, Rabieh, Lebanon. Detail of a painting depicting Jesus with disciples
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The Head of Christ. Dated: probably 1500/1510. Medium: woodcut. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: German 15th Century.
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Saint Nestor c. 1340 Icons Wall Painting
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Saint James.
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The Sudarium of Saint Veronica. When Christ carried his cross to Calvary, he wiped the sweat from his face with a veil given to him by Veronica. The image of his features became imprinted on the cloth. This miraculous vera icon or true image’ developed into the standard portrait’ of Christ. It was a favourite subject of devotional art in the 15th century.
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Face of Joseph of Arimathea Face of Joseph of Arimathea, Gothic ensemble of the descent from the cross of the chapel of the Savior, late 12th century, Archaeological Museum of Ibiza and Formentera, Ibiza, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/TOLOxBALAGUERx 23005191
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Basilica of Our Lady of La Vang. Way of the cross. Passion of Jesus Christ. Vietnam.
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Holy Face ca. 1485-90 Gerard David Netherlandish This tiny manuscript illumination, a sympathetic portrait of Christ, belongs to the tradition of religious images known as acheiropoita, images believed to have been created miraculously. It is one of a group of representations of the head of Christ, called the Holy Face, that have their roots in Byzantine legend and in the legend of Saint Veronica. The story of Veronica became enormously popular in Europe in the thirteenth century, and medieval pilgrims traveled to Saint Peter's in Rome to see what they believed to be the actual veil of St. Veronica (known as the sudarium), impressed with the image of Christ's face.Holy Face miniatures were particularly popular in Books of Hours made in Bruges toward the end of the fifteenth century and into the beginning of the sixteenth. Although there are no signed miniatures by Gerard David, nor indeed any panel paintings today that bear his signature, there is a strong possibility that this miniatu
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Holy Mandylion (The Vernicle) by Serapion (active 1440s) / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russian icon painting / 1447 / Russia, School of Veliky Ustyug / Tempera on panel / Bible /
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Jesus Christ image on bright vivid colourful yellow orange fabric texture background - Modren Jesus Christ religion artistic image
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Head of Saint John the Baptist Emmanuel Tzanès Greek. Head of Saint John the Baptist 437857
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Facade mosaic, Shrine of the Beheading of John the Baptist (Latin Church); Madaba, Jordan
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Fresco in Saint Sava church, Beograd, Serbia.
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Ceiling mosaic over the left altar of the Cathedral of San Giusto, Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia Region, Italy, Europe
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The faces of the apostles, detail of the Washing of the Feet, mosaic in the Katholikon church, within the complex of Hosios Loukas monastery (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1990), Distomo, Greece, 11th century.
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Italy/Byzantium: Justinian I (c. 482 - 565), Emperor of Byzantium (527 - 565), mosaic, Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna, 547 CE. Photo by Peter Milosevic (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Russia, Golden Ring (aka Zolotoe Koltso), Sergiyev Posad (aka Sergiev), formerly Zagorsk. Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius. Artwork on the inside arch of the Holy Gate.
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Apostle Paul / Sopocani / wall ptg
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Buenos Aires, Argentina, A Stained Glass Window Depicting Jesus And A Child In Recoleta Cemetery
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Lelic Monastery, seat of St. Nikolai, near Valjevo, Serbia. - May not be used in defamation towards Serbian people, country, past or present
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Barn-roofed churches in the Troodos Mountains on Cypriot Orthodox churches, mountain village of Kalopanagiotis, Church of St. Ioannis Lampadistis, Agios Ioanis Lampadhista, interior, mural painting, frescoes, Unesco, Cyprus, Europe
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King Solomon (Detail of Interior Mosaics in the St. Mark's Basilica) by Byzantine Master / Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice/ 12th century/ Byzantium/ Mosaic/ Gothic/ Bible
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Matthew the Apostle, one of the four Evangelists. Engraving by Ruth, 19th century. Colored.
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Mosaic with King Solomon by anonymous artist, mosaic, Italy, Venice, Saint Mark's Basilica
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Mosaic in maronite church Lome. Togo.
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Orthodox icon of Jesus Christ. Savior Christ with gospel. Vector illustration. Linear hand drawing, outline. For decoration of Orthodox and Catholic holidays. Christ Ruler of All