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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AngelsThe Archangel Gabriel of the Annunciation
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.
AngelsThe White Angel
Photograph by Levan Ramishvili (2018). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (faithful reproduction of a 13th-century fresco, which is itself in the public domain).
Iconoclasm DebateTheodore the Studite and Stephen the Younger
Photograph by BLAGO Fund, Inc. (2021). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The underlying c. 1321 fresco at Gračanica Monastery is in the public domain.
Life of ChristThe Lamentation
Photo by zavar_vera (2017). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying 12th-century fresco is in the public domain.
Life of ChristChrist among the Doctors (Young Jesus in the Temple)
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a 1259 fresco). The underlying Boyana Church fresco is in the public domain.
Life of ChristThe Cleansing of the Temple
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; Creative Commons CC0 1.0). The underlying 14th-century fresco at Visoki Dečani is in the public domain.
LiturgicalThe Heavenly Liturgy
Photograph by BLAGO Fund, Inc. (2021). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The underlying c. 1320 fresco at Gračanica Monastery is in the public domain.
LiturgicalThe Cozia Monastery Mural Program
Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (faithful reproduction of late-14th to 16th-century frescoes). The underlying frescoes at Cozia Monastery are in the public domain.
SaintsThe Saint Sophia Ohrid Fresco Program
Photograph by Raso mk (2004). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain in North Macedonia and the United States. The underlying 11th-century frescoes are in the public domain.
SaintsSaint Nicholas
Photograph by Ann Wuyts. Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic (CC BY 2.0). The underlying frescoes (11th c. and 1259) are in the public domain.
SaintsThe Three Hierarchs
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.
Second ComingThe Lion and the Dragon
Photograph by Gary Todd (2016). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. The underlying c. 1547 fresco at Voroneț Monastery 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 Sucevița Fresco Program (Interior Wall View)
Photograph by Josep Renalias (2021). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). The underlying c. 1602–1604 frescoes at Sucevița Monastery are in the public domain.