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Byzantine Art Project

150 artworks from the great traditions of Byzantine and Eastern Christian iconography, each paired with a doctrinal reflection. The corpus surfaces GLM's confessional shape case by case as the iconography requires it — read what the picture argues.

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Christ Enthroned with ArchangelsAngels

Christ Enthroned with Archangels

c. 547· Basilica of San Vitale
Photo by Petar Milošević (2015). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 6th-century mosaic is in the public domain.
Archangels Gabriel and MichaelAngels

Archangels Gabriel and Michael

c. 867 (with the apse Theotokos program)· Hagia Sophia
Photo by Dennis G. Jarvis / archer10 (2013). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0). The underlying 9th-century mosaics are in the public domain.
Archangel Michael Relief PanelAngels

Archangel Michael Relief Panel

11th century (Middle Byzantine; Constantinopolitan ivory carving at the medium's peak craftsmanship period)· Bode-Museum
Photograph by Daderot (2014). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The underlying 11th-century Byzantine ivory relief at the Bode-Museum is in the public domain.
The Archangel Gabriel of the AnnunciationAngels

The Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation

c. 1037–1046 (the foundation period of the cathedral under Yaroslav the Wise; the 11th-century Kievan-Rus mosaic program is iconographically continuous with Constantinople)· Saint Sophia Cathedral
Google Art Project / Wikimedia Commons. The underlying 11th-century mosaic at Saint Sophia Cathedral Kyiv is in the public domain.
The Archangel GabrielAngels

The Archangel Gabriel

c. 1143–1151· La Martorana (Santa Maria dell'Ammiraglio)
Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen / Jastrow (2008). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5). The underlying 12th-century mosaic is in the public domain.
The Angel with Golden Hair (Archangel Gabriel)Angels

The Angel with Golden Hair (Archangel Gabriel)

c. 1150–1200 (Old Russian, Novgorod school; one of Russia's oldest surviving icons; gold-leaf-stripped hair gives the icon its name)· State Russian Museum
Google Art Project / Wikimedia Commons. The underlying late-12th-century Novgorod-school icon at the Russian Museum is in the public domain.
The Archangel Gabriel of the AnnunciationAngels

The Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation

1191 (Late Komnenian fresco painting; iconographer's inscription dates the start of the program to April 25, 1191, during the reign of Isaac II Angelos; Constantinopolitan-trained master directing local Macedonian hands)· Saint George Church
Photograph by Efkoski Bobi (2009). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA 1.0/2.0/2.5/3.0/4.0) and GNU Free Documentation License 1.2+. The underlying 1191 fresco at Saint George Kurbinovo is in the public domain.
Two-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lions' DenAngels

Two-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lions' Den

c. 1200 or later (Constantinople workshop; small portable devotional pendant)· Metropolitan Museum of Art
Photograph: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Open Access (Public Domain / CC0). The underlying c. 1200+ serpentine pendant is in the public domain. Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Hayford Peirce, 1987.
The White AngelAngels

The White Angel

c. 1230 (Mileševa Monastery, founded by King Stefan Vladislav of Serbia; fresco program by Greek-trained Serbian masters)· Mileševa Monastery
Photograph by Levan Ramishvili (2018). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (faithful reproduction of a 13th-century fresco, which is itself in the public domain).
The Archangel MichaelAngels

The Archangel Michael

c. 1300–1350 (Palaiologan-era Constantinopolitan workshop; iconographic tradition linked to the Chora Monastery wall-paintings)· Byzantine and Christian Museum
Photograph by George E. Koronaios (2019). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying c. early-14th-century icon at the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens (BXM 1353) is in the public domain.
The Six-Winged SeraphimAngels

The Six-Winged Seraphim

14th century (Palaeologan restoration; underlying program likely 6th c. with later layers)· Hagia Sophia
Photo by Dick Osseman / Dosseman (2016). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying mosaic is in the public domain.
Michael Weighing SoulsAngels

Michael Weighing Souls

c. 1750· Coptic Museum
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; uploaded by Gabriel Philadelpho). The underlying 18th-century Coptic icon is in the public domain.
Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless PowersAngels

Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers

1704 (post-Byzantine Russian iconographic tradition; signed and dated by Kirill Ulanov, a leading icon-master of the Armory Chamber school)· Andrey Rublev Museum of Ancient Russian Culture and Art (Andronikov Monastery)
Wikimedia Commons. Public Domain (CC0). The underlying 1704 icon by Kirill Ulanov at the Andrey Rublev Museum (Acc. КП 204) is in the public domain.
The Hospitality of AbrahamOT Typology

The Hospitality of Abraham

c. 1425–1427· State Tretyakov Gallery
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, Google Art Project file). The underlying 15th-century icon (141.5 × 114 cm, tempera on panel) is in the public domain.
Christ in the MandorlaPantocrator

Christ in the Mandorla

6th–7th century (Bawit Monastery of Saint Apollo, Middle Egypt)· Coptic Museum
Photograph by Votpuske (2023). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 6th–7th-century Bawit niche painting (Coptic Museum, Cairo) is in the public domain.
Christ PantocratorPantocrator

Christ Pantocrator

c. 1143· Capella Palatina (Royal Chapel of Palermo)
Photo by Effems (2019). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 12th-century mosaic is in the public domain.

150 artworks, photographs sourced primarily from Wikimedia Commons with eight from museum open-access programs (Met CC0, Walters PD/CC BY-SA, British Museum CC BY 2.5, Dumbarton Oaks CC0). Originals are public domain by age; photographs carry the licenses noted on each artwork. Click any card for full credit, license, and a link back to the source.

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