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Two-Sided Icon with the Virgin Psychosostria and the
Annunciation
Byzantine
(Constantinople), early 14th century
Icon Gallery, Ohrid, FYR–Macedonia (10)
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The
faith of Byzantium’s church connected the empire and its
rivals during these centuries, maintaining a position of authority
for Constantinople even after the state’s political fortunes
diminished and were destroyed. Great works were made for the
church in Constantinople and in other major centers of power.
Their images and style spread not only throughout the Byzantine
sphere but far beyond to influence the Islamic East and the
developing Renaissance in western Europe. ••
Themes in Late Byzantine Art
1. Introduction | 2. Peoples of the Byzantine
Sphere | 3. Visual Expressions
of the Faith | 4. The Byzantine
Sphere and the Islamic World | 5. The
Byzantine Sphere and the West |
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