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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Life of ChristChrist before Pilate
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). The underlying 1546 fresco by Theophanes the Cretan at Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos, is in the public domain.
LiturgicalSaint John Chrysostom
Wikimedia Commons. Public domain (faithful photographic reproduction of a 14th-century icon). The underlying micro-mosaic at Vatopedi Monastery is in the public domain.
LiturgicalChrist Washes the Disciples' Feet
Photographic reproduction in the public domain (Wikimedia Commons; faithful reproduction of a two-dimensional public domain work). The underlying 1546 fresco by Theophanes the Cretan at Stavronikita Monastery, Mount Athos, is in the public domain.
LiturgicalThe Mystic Supper (Last Supper)
Wikimedia Commons. Faithful photographic reproduction of a 1546 fresco by Theophanes the Cretan. The underlying work is in the public domain.
Second ComingThe Last Judgment
Photo by Aroche (2011). Wikimedia Commons. Released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0). The underlying 18th-century fresco is in the public domain.