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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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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.
Saint PeterApostles

Saint Peter

Mid-6th century (c. 550–600)· Saint Catherine's Monastery
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.
The Apostle PeterApostles

The Apostle Peter

13th century (Byzantine, post-Schism, pre-Palaeologan)· Dumbarton Oaks Museum
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.
The Transfiguration of ChristApostles

The Transfiguration of Christ

c. 1403 (Theophanes the Greek, 1335–1410; commissioned for the Cathedral of the Transfiguration in Pereslavl-Zalessky)· State Tretyakov Gallery
Photograph by Anagoria (Wikimedia Commons). Public domain. The underlying icon by Theophanes the Greek (c. 1403) is in the public domain.
The Apostle AndrewApostles

The Apostle Andrew

1779 (post-Byzantine Greek-Orthodox continuation; Kastoria iconographic school, northern Greece)· Saint Andrew Church
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.
Virgin Enthroned with Saints Theodore and GeorgeIconoclasm Debate

Virgin Enthroned with Saints Theodore and George

c. 600 (late 6th / early 7th century)· Saint Catherine's Monastery
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). Underlying late-6th-century encaustic icon (Saint Catherine's Monastery, Sinai) is in the public domain.
The Triumph of OrthodoxyIconoclasm Debate

The Triumph of Orthodoxy

c. 1375–1425 (commemorating the Council of Constantinople, 11 March 843)· British Museum
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). Underlying late-14th-century / early-15th-century icon (37.8 × 31.4 cm; British Museum, 1988,0411.1) is in the public domain.
Saint John of DamascusIconoclasm Debate

Saint John of Damascus

17th century (Emmanouel Tzanes, 1610–1690; Cretan school continuation of Byzantine tradition)· Cretan school / Emmanouel Tzanes workshop (icon-type entry)
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a 17th-century icon by Emmanouel Tzanes). The underlying icon is in the public domain.
The Myrrh-Bearing Women at the TombLife of Christ

The Myrrh-Bearing Women at the Tomb

First half of the 17th century (Arkhangelsk Region, Russian post-Byzantine continuation)· State Hermitage Museum
Photograph by Wikimedia Commons user Александровы АГ. The underlying 17th-century Russian icon at the State Hermitage Museum is in the public domain.
The Ladder of Divine AscentLiturgical

The Ladder of Divine Ascent

12th century icon (visualizing John Climacus's *Klimax tou Paradeisou*, written c. 600)· Saint Catherine's Monastery
Photograph by Pvasiliadis (2007). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (faithful reproduction of a 12th-century icon, which is itself in the public domain).
Moses and the Burning BushOT Typology

Moses and the Burning Bush

12th century· Saint Catherine's Monastery
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, scanned 2008). The underlying 12th-century icon (92 × 64 cm) 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.
The Three Hebrews in the Fiery FurnaceOT Typology

The Three Hebrews in the Fiery Furnace

c. 1550· Levantine icon (Lebanese / Syrian provenance)
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.
Christ PantocratorPantocrator

Christ Pantocrator

Mid-6th century (c. 550)· Saint Catherine's Monastery
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, file: Spas_vsederzhitel_sinay.jpg). The underlying 6th-century encaustic icon is in the public domain by age. Per Wikimedia policy, faithful 2D reproductions of public-domain works are themselves public domain.
The Lord SabaothPantocrator

The Lord Sabaoth

c. 1650 (Moscow tradition; preserved in Old Believer circles after the 1666–1667 Synod)· Russian Old Believer tradition (private collection
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a public-domain icon). The underlying mid-17th-century Russian icon (private collection, Old Believer provenance) is in the public domain.
Saints Sergius and BacchusSaints

Saints Sergius and Bacchus

6th–7th century· Bohdan and Varvara Khanenko National Museum of Arts
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, photographed by user Shakko, 2008). The underlying 6th–7th-century encaustic icon is in the public domain.
Saint GeorgeSaints

Saint George

c. 1250· British Museum
Photo by Marie-Lan Nguyen (2012). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 2.5 Generic (CC BY 2.5). The underlying 13th-century icon is in the public domain. Held by the British Museum, London (accession 1984.0601.1).
The Three HierarchsSaints

The Three Hierarchs

14th century· National Historical Museum
Photo by Sailko (2015). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 14th-century icon is in the public domain.
Saint BarbaraSaints

Saint Barbara

15th century (Coptic-Egyptian iconographic tradition; Mamluk-period Egypt)· Coptic Museum
Photograph by أحمد ناجي / Ahmed Naji (2024). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 15th-century icon at the Coptic Museum, Cairo, is in the public domain.
Saints Theodore Stratelates and Theodore TyronSaints

Saints Theodore Stratelates and Theodore Tyron

15th century· State Hermitage Museum
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.
Saint Anthony of the DesertSaints

Saint Anthony of the Desert

c. 1550–1600· Byzantine and Christian Museum
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.
Saint Stephen the ProtomartyrSaints

Saint Stephen the Protomartyr

17th century (Byzantine iconographic tradition; saint died c. AD 34)· Museum of Byzantine Culture
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.
Saint Christopher CynocephalusSaints

Saint Christopher Cynocephalus

c. 1650· Byzantine and Christian Museum
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.
Theotokos of VladimirTheotokos

Theotokos of Vladimir

c. 1131· State Tretyakov Gallery
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, file: Vladimirskaja_ikona_Božiej_Materi.jpg). Source: Tretyakov Gallery CD-ROM (2004). The underlying 12th-century icon (104 × 69 cm, tempera on panel) is in the public domain.
The AnnunciationTheotokos

The Annunciation

Late 12th century· Saint Catherine's Monastery
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons, file: Annunciation_Icon_Sinai_12th_century.jpg, scanned 2008). The underlying late-12th-century icon (61 × 42 cm, tempera on panel) is in the public domain.
Theotokos HodegetriaTheotokos

Theotokos Hodegetria

13th century (Athens icon; type originates earlier, prototype destroyed 1453)· Byzantine and Christian Museum
Photo by Giovanni Dall'Orto (2009), Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens. Wikimedia Commons. Released under attribution-only license (cited per the photographer's terms). The underlying 13th-century icon 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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