Art History

  • Period: 500 to Nov 30, 1450

    Byzantine Art

  • Period: 500 to Dec 3, 1100

    Early Medieval

  • Saint Micheal the Archangel
    510

    Saint Micheal the Archangel

  • Anicia Juliana
    512

    Anicia Juliana

  • San Vitale
    526

    San Vitale

  • Apse of San Vitale
    526

    Apse of San Vitale

  • Hagia Sophia
    532

    Hagia Sophia

  • Saint Apollinaris
    533

    Saint Apollinaris

  • Justinian as World Conqueror
    540

    Justinian as World Conqueror

  • JUSTINIAN AND THE ATTENDANTS
    547

    JUSTINIAN AND THE ATTENDANTS

    First boy band ever!
  • Theodora and Attendants
    547

    Theodora and Attendants

  • Merovingian looped fibula
    550

    Merovingian looped fibula

  • Virgin Theotokos with Child between Saints Theodore and Gorge
    Nov 30, 600

    Virgin Theotokos with Child between Saints Theodore and Gorge

  • Period: Nov 30, 600 to

    Islamic Art

  • Purse Cover from the Sutton Hoo ship
    Dec 3, 625

    Purse Cover from the Sutton Hoo ship

  • Man, folio 21 verso of the Book of Durrow
    Dec 3, 660

    Man, folio 21 verso of the Book of Durrow

  • Confronting Lions and Palm Tree
    Dec 2, 700

    Confronting Lions and Palm Tree

  • Mosaic at the Great Mosque of Damascus
    Oct 30, 706

    Mosaic at the Great Mosque of Damascus

  • Great Mosque of Damascus
    Nov 30, 706

    Great Mosque of Damascus

  • Umayyad Palace
    Nov 30, 740

    Umayyad Palace

  • Hosios Loukas
    Nov 30, 1000

    Hosios Loukas

  • Great Mosque of Isfahan
    Dec 3, 1000

    Great Mosque of Isfahan

  • Saint Michaels's in Hildesheim
    Dec 3, 1001

    Saint Michaels's in Hildesheim

  • Annunciation to the Shepherds
    Dec 3, 1002

    Annunciation to the Shepherds

  • Doors with relief panels
    Dec 3, 1015

    Doors with relief panels

  • Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ
    Dec 3, 1015

    Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ

  • Abbess Uta dedicating her codex to the Virgin
    Dec 3, 1025

    Abbess Uta dedicating her codex to the Virgin

  • Wooden Portal of the Stave Church at Urnes, Norway
    Dec 3, 1050

    Wooden Portal of the Stave Church at Urnes, Norway

  • Interior of Saint Marks
    Nov 30, 1063

    Interior of Saint Marks

  • Crucifixtion at the Church of Dormition
    Oct 30, 1090

    Crucifixtion at the Church of Dormition

  • Christ Pontokrater
    Nov 30, 1090

    Christ Pontokrater

  • Virgin Theotokos and Child
    Nov 30, 1100

    Virgin Theotokos and Child

  • Empress Irene aat Saint Mark
    Nov 30, 1105

    Empress Irene aat Saint Mark

  • Lamentation
    Nov 30, 1164

    Lamentation

  • Pontokrator
    Nov 30, 1180

    Pontokrator

  • Canteen with episodes from the life of Christ
    Dec 3, 1240

    Canteen with episodes from the life of Christ

  • Church of Saint Catherine
    Nov 30, 1280

    Church of Saint Catherine

  • Muhammad Ibn Al- Zayn basin
    Dec 3, 1300

    Muhammad Ibn Al- Zayn basin

    Baptistere de Saint Louis
  • Anastasis
    Nov 30, 1310

    Anastasis

  • Christ as Saviour af Souls
    Nov 30, 1310

    Christ as Saviour af Souls

  • Annuciation
    Nov 30, 1320

    Annuciation

  • Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Two Sisters
    Dec 3, 1354

    Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Two Sisters

  • Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami
    Dec 3, 1354

    Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami

  • Madrasa Mosque Mausoleum
    Dec 3, 1356

    Madrasa Mosque Mausoleum

  • Court of Lions From the Alhambra
    Dec 2, 1380

    Court of Lions From the Alhambra

  • Three Angels
    Nov 30, 1410

    Three Angels

    Andrei Rublyev
  • Large Sakkos of Photius
    Nov 30, 1417

    Large Sakkos of Photius

  • Sultan-Muhammad, the court of Gayumars
    Dec 3, 1525

    Sultan-Muhammad, the court of Gayumars

  • Masqud of Kashan
    Dec 3, 1540

    Masqud of Kashan

  • Ottoman Royal Ceremonial Caftan
    Dec 3, 1550

    Ottoman Royal Ceremonial Caftan

  • Sinan, Mosque of Selim II
    Dec 3, 1568

    Sinan, Mosque of Selim II

  • Winter Prayer Hall of the Shahi Mosque

    Winter Prayer Hall of the Shahi Mosque

  • Transfiguration of Jesus at Saint Catherine

    Transfiguration of Jesus at Saint Catherine

  • Ascension of Christ Rabbula Gospels

    Ascension of Christ Rabbula Gospels

  • Virgin Theotokos and Child Enthroned

    Virgin Theotokos and Child Enthroned

  • Harbaville Triptych

    Harbaville Triptych

  • David Composing the Psalms

    David Composing the Psalms

  • Dome of the Rock

    Dome of the Rock

  • Great Mosque of Kairouan

    Great Mosque of Kairouan

  • Malwiya minaret

    Malwiya minaret

  • Cross and Carpet page, folio 26 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels

    Cross and Carpet page, folio 26 verso of the Lindisfarne Gospels

  • Mausoleum of Samanids

    Mausoleum of Samanids

  • Great Mosque of Cordoba

    Great Mosque of Cordoba

  • Bird Ewer

    Bird Ewer

  • Al-Kahf

    Al-Kahf

  • Animal Head post from the Viking ship burial

    Animal Head post from the Viking ship burial

  • Saint Matthew of the Lindisfarne Gospel

    Saint Matthew of the Lindisfarne Gospel

  • Chi-rho-iota

    Chi-rho-iota

  • High Cross of Muiredach

    High Cross of Muiredach

  • Emeterius, the tower and scriptorium of San Salvador de Tabara

    Emeterius, the tower and scriptorium of San Salvador de Tabara

  • Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne

    Equestrian portrait of Charlemagne

  • Saint Matthew Coronation Gospels

    Saint Matthew Coronation Gospels

  • Saint Matthew of the Ebbo Gospels

    Saint Matthew of the Ebbo Gospels

  • Detail of folio 25 recto of the Utrecht Psalter

    Detail of folio 25 recto of the Utrecht Psalter

  • Crucifixtion, front cover of Lindau Gospels

    Crucifixtion, front cover of Lindau Gospels

  • Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

    Interior of the Palatine Chapel of Charlemagne

  • Torhalle Gatehouse

    Torhalle Gatehouse

  • Westwork of Abbey Church

    Westwork of Abbey Church

  • Nave of the Church of Saint Cyriakus

    Nave of the Church of Saint Cyriakus

  • Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero

    Crucifix commissioned by Archbishop Gero

  • Otto III enthroned

    Otto III enthroned