Art History

  • Period: 500 to Nov 30, 1450

    Byzantine Art

  • Period: 500 to Dec 3, 1100

    Early Medieval

  • 510

    Saint Micheal the Archangel

    Saint Micheal the Archangel
  • 512

    Anicia Juliana

    Anicia Juliana
  • 526

    San Vitale

    San Vitale
  • 526

    Apse of San Vitale

    Apse of San Vitale
  • 532

    Hagia Sophia

    Hagia Sophia
  • 533

    Saint Apollinaris

    Saint Apollinaris
  • 540

    Justinian as World Conqueror

    Justinian as World Conqueror
  • 547

    JUSTINIAN AND THE ATTENDANTS

    JUSTINIAN AND THE ATTENDANTS
    First boy band ever!
  • 547

    Theodora and Attendants

    Theodora and Attendants
  • 550

    Merovingian looped fibula

    Merovingian looped fibula
  • Nov 30, 600

    Virgin Theotokos with Child between Saints Theodore and Gorge

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

    Islamic Art

  • Dec 3, 625

    Purse Cover from the Sutton Hoo ship

    Purse Cover from the Sutton Hoo ship
  • Dec 3, 660

    Man, folio 21 verso of the Book of Durrow

    Man, folio 21 verso of the Book of Durrow
  • Dec 2, 700

    Confronting Lions and Palm Tree

    Confronting Lions and Palm Tree
  • Oct 30, 706

    Mosaic at the Great Mosque of Damascus

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

    Great Mosque of Damascus

    Great Mosque of Damascus
  • Nov 30, 740

    Umayyad Palace

    Umayyad Palace
  • Nov 30, 1000

    Hosios Loukas

    Hosios Loukas
  • Dec 3, 1000

    Great Mosque of Isfahan

    Great Mosque of Isfahan
  • Dec 3, 1001

    Saint Michaels's in Hildesheim

    Saint Michaels's in Hildesheim
  • Dec 3, 1002

    Annunciation to the Shepherds

    Annunciation to the Shepherds
  • Dec 3, 1015

    Doors with relief panels

    Doors with relief panels
  • Dec 3, 1015

    Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ

    Column with reliefs illustrating the life of Christ
  • Dec 3, 1025

    Abbess Uta dedicating her codex to the Virgin

    Abbess Uta dedicating her codex to the Virgin
  • Dec 3, 1050

    Wooden Portal of the Stave Church at Urnes, Norway

    Wooden Portal of the Stave Church at Urnes, Norway
  • Nov 30, 1063

    Interior of Saint Marks

    Interior of Saint Marks
  • Oct 30, 1090

    Crucifixtion at the Church of Dormition

    Crucifixtion at the Church of Dormition
  • Nov 30, 1090

    Christ Pontokrater

    Christ Pontokrater
  • Nov 30, 1100

    Virgin Theotokos and Child

    Virgin Theotokos and Child
  • Nov 30, 1105

    Empress Irene aat Saint Mark

    Empress Irene aat Saint Mark
  • Nov 30, 1164

    Lamentation

    Lamentation
  • Nov 30, 1180

    Pontokrator

    Pontokrator
  • Dec 3, 1240

    Canteen with episodes from the life of Christ

    Canteen with episodes from the life of Christ
  • Nov 30, 1280

    Church of Saint Catherine

    Church of Saint Catherine
  • Dec 3, 1300

    Muhammad Ibn Al- Zayn basin

    Muhammad Ibn Al- Zayn basin
    Baptistere de Saint Louis
  • Nov 30, 1310

    Anastasis

    Anastasis
  • Nov 30, 1310

    Christ as Saviour af Souls

    Christ as Saviour af Souls
  • Nov 30, 1320

    Annuciation

    Annuciation
  • Dec 3, 1354

    Muqarnas dome, Hall of the Two Sisters

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

    Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami

    Mihrab from the Madrasa Imami
  • Dec 3, 1356

    Madrasa Mosque Mausoleum

    Madrasa Mosque Mausoleum
  • Dec 2, 1380

    Court of Lions From the Alhambra

    Court of Lions From the Alhambra
  • Nov 30, 1410

    Three Angels

    Three Angels
    Andrei Rublyev
  • Nov 30, 1417

    Large Sakkos of Photius

    Large Sakkos of Photius
  • Dec 3, 1525

    Sultan-Muhammad, the court of Gayumars

    Sultan-Muhammad, the court of Gayumars
  • Dec 3, 1540

    Masqud of Kashan

    Masqud of Kashan
  • Dec 3, 1550

    Ottoman Royal Ceremonial Caftan

    Ottoman Royal Ceremonial Caftan
  • Dec 3, 1568

    Sinan, Mosque of Selim II

    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