Byzantine art had a significant impact on the Italian Renaissance and the evolution of the cultural boom of the early modern ...

As funding cuts threaten Pilsen’s murals and war destroys Ukrainian mosaics, two communities are learning what makes public art endure.

The site is linked historically with Saint Sabbas, one of the founders of Judean Desert monasticism, whose legacy shaped monastic practices for centuries. The Civil Administration’s Archaeology Unit ...

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN — Continuing an artistic tradition begun in the 3rd Century, Kim Fritzges paints early Byzantine icons in Studio 311 at the Walk In Art Center. Surrounded by sorrowful images of ...

The Philadelphia Art Museum, seeking to calm the waters after a turbulent six-week stretch, has named an experienced hand, Daniel H. Weiss, as director and CEO. Weiss, 68, was president of Haverford ...

This talk explores how Byzantium operates as a queer cipher in modern culture, appearing as an adjectival modifier, “the Byzantine,” rather than as a distinct historical referent. Analyzing Gore Vidal ...

Jennifer Ball and her book "Byzantine Dress: A Guide." (Photo credit: Alex Irklievski) Ball edited the volume and wrote two chapters, drawing on her expertise in Byzantine art and material culture.

The Moslem followers of Mohammed the Conqueror who triumphantly stormed Constantinople in 1453 were so successful in covering up all traces of Christianity that for almost five centuries Byzantine art ...