#Byzantine Art

[the-puffinry]

birds from the Theodorias, East Church mosaics in the Qasr Libya museum, ca. 540 CE, via livius.org.

#mosaics #byzantine art #also one uhm. large lizard. there's also a lizard #on which that duck is standing #libya #north africa

[memories-of-ancients]

Byzantine chalice which originated as a green glass cup or bowl which originated from either Egypt or Iran in the 9th-11th century. When it made it's way to the Byzantine Empire it was decorated and turned into a chalice

#history #antiquities #art #middle ages #medieval art #byzantine art #byzantine empire

[pagingcs]

Byzantine mosaics, assorted locations

#byzantine #byzantine art #mosaic #glass #hagia sophia #leopard war #everyone get ready for the leopard war #biblically accurate angel #wheel angel #green man

[janrockart]

Saint Kassandra Aetophora

#assassin's creed #ac odyssey #odyssey #kassandra #ac fanart #amazon warrior #byzantine art #janrock

[treasure-of-the-ancients]

Gold pendant earrings with glass and pearls, Byzantine, 6th-7th century AD

from The Museum of Fine Arts Boston

#history #antiquities #art #jewelry #jewellery #ancient art #ancient jewelry #byzantine art

[thesorceresstemple]

Women’s hairstyles of the Byzantine Empire.

#byzantine #byzantine art #byzantine empire #byzantine woman #byzantium #rome #roman empire #art history #byzantine era #witchy aesthetic #witchy woman #sorceress #priestess #goddess #queen adornments

[theatrum-tenebrarum]

Painting by the Japanese illustrator and designer Ayami Kojima, made for Akumajō Dracula Best Music Collections BOX

This macabre work, showcasing a duality play between light (gold) and dark (red), is heavily inspired by Byzantine icons.

Byzantine art is a term for art produced in the Byzantine Empire in the time span between about c. 330 to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. This art is primarily characterized by rigid forms of expression and characters presented in static postures, which is a way of communicating their divine, heavenly nature. The more static they are, the further they are from mortals regarding them. Such is the logic of Byzantine art, where in this way each figure on the panel is situated in the higher planes of existence.

Simon Belmont is shown in a saintly manner, on a background of gold, which was in Byzantine art created from real gold leaves. His garments are crosses and he is surrounded by six-winged Seraphim angels, considered to be closest to God.

On right there is the antithesis, Dracula, on a background of blood-red. A simple stylized city is shown behind the theatrically dark-clad Dracula, and a many-tailed dragon roars before his feet. In this way he is presented as the saint of death, as the Dragon is a mythical being most closely associated with evil and destruction. In the Biblical book of Revelation, a seven-headed dragon appears in sky, being one of the heralds of the End Times.

-Heidi (@theatrum-tenebrarum)

#castlevania #dracula #simon belmont #art #dark #dark art #gothic #goth #video #art history #art historian #byzantine #byzantine art #medieval art #gothic art #devil #dragon #dracula art #esoteric #occult #theoccultinpopularmedia #own

[blueiskewl]

Byzantine Amethyst Cameo of Christ Pantokrator Byzantine · 11th - 12th century A.D.

#Byzantine Amethyst Cameo of Christ Pantokrator #11th - 12th century A.D. #amethyst #ancient artifacts #archeology #archeolgst #history #history news #ancient history #ancient culture #ancient civilizations #byzantine history #byzantine empire #byzantine art

[arthistoryanimalia]

More for #InternationalZebraDay: zebras in a Byzantine Greek illuminated manuscript of the Book of Job, c. 1362. BnF Grec 135, f. 100r and 224r.

#zebra #zebras #mammals #illustration #manuscript #illuminated manuscript #medieval manuscript #Byzantine #Greek #medieval art #Byzantine art #Greek art #14th century #Book of Job #BnF #Bibliothèque nationale de France #International Zebra Day #animals in art

[lionofchaeronea]

Byzantine icon of the Madonna (Theotokos) and Child, of the type known as Hodegetria (Our Lady of the Way): Mary gestures toward the infant Christ, who in turn raises his hand in a sign of blessing. The type originated in a now lost icon from the Monastery of the Panagia Hodegetria in Constantinople that was said to have been painted by St. Luke. This example, by an unknown artist, dates to the 14th century and is in the MUZA, Valletta, Malta.

#art #art history #Middle Ages #medieval #medieval art #Byzantine #Byzantine Empire #Byzantine art #icon #iconography #religious art #Christian art #Christianity #Orthodox Christianity #Eastern Orthodox #Madonna and Child #Theotokos #Hodegetria #14th century art #MUZA

[the-puffinry]

bird details from the incredible Byzantine Wall Mosaic in the Rotunda of St. George, Thessaloniki. photo source links in the pictures for the ones from twitter, the others by Helen Miles

#mosaic #Byzantium #byzantine art #this is sooo beautiful and i never heard of it! also yes i think that last one probably depicts a parrot despite the shape. not a lot of #green birds with neck bands around in this general area even if the beak shape is way off. well idk #thessaloniki

[memories-of-ancients]

Chalice of Emperor Romanos, Byzantine, 10th century

#history #antiquities #art #middle ages #medieval art #byzantine art #byzantine empire

[whenthewallfell]

just having fun with colours :)

#don't usually do such a loosey-goosey style but it was nice not stressing over clean lines #i think he turned out super cute #gryphon #griffon #inspired by #byzantine art #mcbaart

[alatismeni-theitsa]

Gandalf in contemporary Byzantine style by Fabio Leone (digital painting)

#gandalf #lotr #digital art #Byzantine art

[thetelesterion]

Asklepios, God of Healing and Medicine

#greek #hellenic polytheism #helpol #history #paganism #religion #theoi #paganblr #greek polytheism #hellenic pagan #hellenic paganism #byzantine #byzantine art #byzantine style #byzantine iconography #digital art #digital drawing

[treasure-of-the-ancients]

Amphora shaped rhyton, Eastern Roman/ Byzantine, 400-600 AD

from the J. Paul Getty Museum

#history #antiquities #art #ancient art #byzantine art #ancient history