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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AngelsMichael Weighing Souls
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; uploaded by Gabriel Philadelpho). The underlying 18th-century Coptic icon is in the public domain.
OT TypologyThe Hospitality of Abraham
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.
OT TypologyThe Three Hebrews in the Fiery Furnace
Photograph by Michel Bakni (2020) via the Wikimedians of the Levant 'One Hundred Icon Project.' Wikimedia Commons. The underlying 16th-century icon is in the public domain.
SaintsSaints Theodore Stratelates and Theodore Tyron
Photo by Netelo (2020). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 15th-century icon is in the public domain.
SaintsSaint Anthony of the Desert
Photo by Francesco Bini / Sailko (2023). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 16th-century icon by Michael Damaskenos is in the public domain.
SaintsSaint Stephen the Protomartyr
Photograph in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, file: St_Stephen.tif, photographed by user Racconish, 2016). The underlying 17th-century icon is in the public domain.
SaintsSaint Christopher Cynocephalus
Image courtesy of the Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens (accession ΒΧΜ 01571), via the Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. The underlying 17th-century icon is in the public domain.
Second ComingThe Last Judgment
Photo by Alessio Damato (2006). Wikimedia Commons. Multi-licensed (GFDL 1.2+ / CC BY-SA 3.0). Cited under CC BY-SA 3.0. The underlying 16th-century fresco is in the public domain.
Second ComingThe Last Judgment
Photo by Aroche (2011). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0). The underlying 18th-century fresco is in the public domain.