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Byzantine Art originated in the fifth- to sixth-centuries in the Byzantine Empire of eastern Europe, following the relocation of the Roman Emperor Constantine's capital from Rome to Byzantium in the fourth-century.
Byzantine art continues to be widely appreciated today by devotional members of the Christian church. Artists from Greece adhere to the artistic traditions of the original artists living as early as 1500 years ago. Notice the artists' use of highly stylized faces accentuated with bold color and sumptuous gold and silver. These art works are all imported from Greece.
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Byzantine Icons
on Old Wood
At right: Tree of Life, Christ and the 12 apostles, gold leaf and color details, original created by Angelos from Crete, 15th Century, inset on old wood, ready to hang, imported from Greece, 9.875"H x 7.875"W, I-152, $115 $86.25
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Byzantine Cross Wall Hanging
On Good Friday, Christ died to redeem the sins of mankind on the Cross at Golgotha outside Jerusalem (Matt.27,33-56; Mark 15, 22-41; Luke 23, 33-49; John 19, 17-30). This composition shows Christ on the cross on top of a hill. Christ is shown dressed in a loin cloth, with head sunk down, body bowed and blood flowing from his wounds. The skull isdide the hill is that of Adam. The towers of Jerusalem rise in the background. At the top of the cross we see the Sudarion Cloth of Vernicle, also known as 'The Holy Napkin". The Sudarion refers to the miraculous transference of Christ's image onto a piece of cloth which he used to wipe his face. Below the Sudarion we see the kneeling images of two weeping angels: Archangels Michael and Gabriel.
This Bizantine Cross Wall Hanging is made from compound stone, in an antique finish, and measures 15"H. R-008S, $43
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Mary and Child Wall Hanging
Archepiscopal Museum, Utrecht, 12th Century
This was the most venerated icon in Constantinople, called the Hodegetria (meaning showing the way in Greek) after the Hodegon where it was kept. This icon was the symbol of the city, carried in processions and in battle. According to tradition, it was painted by St. Luke himself and sent from Jerusalem to Constantinople by the Empress Eudocia. The original icon was lost in the sack of Constantinople in 1453. This Mary and Child Wall Hanging is made from compound stone, in an antique finish, and measures 10.5"H. R-005S, $39
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Byzantine Cross Greek Wall Hanging
Monastery of Mount Athos, Greece.
On Good Friday, Christ died to redeem the sins of mankind on the Cross at Golgotha outside Jerusalem (Matt.27,33-56; Mark 15, 22-41; Luke 23, 33-49; John 19, 17-30). This composition shows Christ on the cross on top of a hill with the Virgen Mary and St. John the Divine at the sides facing Christ. At the top of the cross there is an scene of the procession showing Christ carrying the cross on his shoulders. Below this are images of Archangels Michael and Gabriel facing each other. The crucified Christ is shown dressed in a loincloth, with head sunk down and blood flowing from his wounds. The skull inside the hill is that of Adam. R-009S, $43
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Black Madonna Byzantine Icon Wall Hanging
Monastery of Jasna Gora, Czestochowa, Poland
Tradition tell us that St. Luke painted it on top of a cypress wood table from the home of the Holy Family. Mary sat for the portrait and was so pleased by it that she said, "My grace shall accompany it". The painting was later brought to Constantinople and several centuries later it was given to a nobleman from Kiev. In 1382 the neck in the painting was pierced by an invading Tartar's arrow. Concerned with its safety, Prince Ladislaus Opolski decided to move it to a safer location; but the horses carrying the wagon with the painting suddenly stopped on a hill called Jasna Gora (Brigh hill) and nothing could make them move. Mary appeared to Ladislaus and told him that this was to be her new home.
This Black Madonna Byzantine Icon Wall Hanging is made from compound stone, in an antique finish, and measures 9.5"H.
R-001S, $43
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