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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ApostlesThe Apostolic Flock
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; uploaded by user MChew, 2005). The underlying 6th-century mosaic is in the public domain.
ApostlesSaint Peter
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; photographed by Michel Bakni). The underlying mid-6th-century encaustic icon (92.8 × 53 cm) is in the public domain.
ApostlesThe Four Evangelists
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; source: Syriac Patriarchate digital archive). The underlying 6th-century manuscript is in the public domain.
ApostlesThe Communion of the Apostles
Photo by Vi Ko (2021). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 11th-century mosaic is in the public domain.
ApostlesSaint Paul
Image courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (accession 17.190.673), via Wikimedia Commons. Released under CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The underlying c. 1100 Byzantine cloisonné medallion is in the public domain.
ApostlesMedallion with Saint Matthew from an Icon Frame
Photograph: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Open Access (Public Domain / CC0). The underlying c. 1100 Byzantine cloisonné medallion is in the public domain. Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1917.
ApostlesThe Descent of the Holy Spirit
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). The underlying 12th-century cloisonné-enamel-on-gold icon (Shalva Amiranashvili Museum, Tbilisi) is in the public domain.
ApostlesThe Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a c. 1200 icon scanned from Sarabyanov and Smirnova, *Russian Icon Painting*, 2007). The underlying icon is in the public domain.
ApostlesThe Apostle Peter
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). The underlying 13th-century Byzantine icon (93 × 61.3 cm; Dumbarton Oaks Museum, Washington D.C.) is in the public domain.
ApostlesJohn the Theologian Dictating to Prochorus
Photograph by Michel Bakni (2020). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (the underlying 1224 Armenian Gospel manuscript miniature is in the public domain; Matenadaran MS 4823, fol. 247).
ApostlesJames the Just
Photograph by Byzantine Institute staff (1949–1963), Dumbarton Oaks fieldwork records (MSBZ004_BF_T_F_022_A). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The underlying c. 1310 mosaic is in the public domain.
ApostlesThe Transfiguration of Christ
Photograph by Anagoria (Wikimedia Commons). Public domain. The underlying icon by Theophanes the Greek (c. 1403) is in the public domain.
ApostlesThe Apostle Andrew
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a public domain icon). The underlying 1779 icon at Saint Andrew Church, Kastoria, is in the public domain.
Life of ChristPentecost
Photograph in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, file: Hosios_Loukas_Katholikon_(sanctuary_vault)_-_Pentecost_01.jpg, processed by user Shakko 2015). The underlying 11th-century mosaic is in the public domain.
Life of ChristThe Incredulity of Thomas
Photograph from Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (the underlying 14th-century fresco is in the public domain).
LiturgicalAnanias Lays Hands on Saul
Photograph by Gmihail (2013). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Serbia (CC BY-SA 3.0 RS). The underlying 12th-century mosaic is in the public domain.