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Byzantine Art Project

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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The Descent of the Holy SpiritApostles

The Descent of the Holy Spirit

12th century (Georgian-Byzantine cloisonné tradition)· Shalva Amiranashvili Museum of Fine Arts (National Museum of Georgia)
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). The underlying 12th-century cloisonné-enamel-on-gold icon (Shalva Amiranashvili Museum, Tbilisi) is in the public domain.
John the Theologian Dictating to ProchorusApostles

John the Theologian Dictating to Prochorus

1224 (Xoranasat Gospel manuscript, made in the historical province of Artsakh)· Matenadaran (Mesrop Mashtots Institute)
Photograph by Michel Bakni (2020). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (the underlying 1224 Armenian Gospel manuscript miniature is in the public domain; Matenadaran MS 4823, fol. 247).
The Holy Mandylion (Image of Edessa)Iconoclasm Debate

The Holy Mandylion (Image of Edessa)

Image: c. 10th–13th century (Byzantine, exact dating contested); Frame: late 14th century, Palaiologan silver-gilt with ten embossed scenes of the Edessa legend. Donated 1362 by Emperor John V Palaiologos to Doge Leonardo Montaldo of Genoa; bequeathed 1388 to San Bartolomeo degli Armeni· Church of San Bartolomeo degli Armeni
Photograph by Postcrosser (2018). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0). The underlying Byzantine Mandylion icon and 14th-century frame are in the public domain.
The Incredulity of ThomasLife of Christ

The Incredulity of Thomas

c. 1350 (14th century; Tsalenjikha Cathedral, western Georgia, late-medieval Georgian-Byzantine tradition)· Church of the Holy Savior
Photograph from Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN). Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (the underlying 14th-century fresco is in the public domain).

Photographs sourced primarily from Wikimedia Commons and museum open-access programs (Met CC0, Walters PD/CC BY-SA, British Museum CC BY 2.5, Cleveland Museum of Art CC0, Smithsonian Open Access, Dumbarton Oaks CC0). Originals are public domain by age; photographs carry the licenses noted on each artwork. Click any card for full credit, license, and a link back to the source.

THE SCRIPTORIUM — BE OBEDIENT & BE BOLD