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The majestic mosaic of the Virgin and …
Years: 867 - 867
The majestic mosaic of the Virgin and Child, executed in 867 for the apse of Hagia Sophia, displays the restrained dignity and noble grandeur characteristic of Byzantine art of the period, which often draws directly and deliberately on the Hellenistic and Roman classical heritage.
The lifelike image of the enthroned Virgin, holding the Christ child on her lap and flanked by two archangels against an uneven golden background, and executed in carefully graded colors and meticulous setting both of stone and of glass-paste tesserae, replaces the original (sixth century?) image destroyed by the iconoclasts.
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- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
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Years: 867 - 867
Locations
People
Groups
- Christianity, Chalcedonian
- Greeks, Medieval (Byzantines)
- Papal States (Republic of St. Peter)
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Phrygian or Armorian dynasty
- Roman Empire, Eastern: Macedonian dynasty
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions