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The Mosaic Apse of Sant’Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna

By Aidan Hart on December 28, 2017
The Mosaic Apse of Sant'Apollinaire in Classe, Ravenna

THE MOSAIC APSE OF SANT’APOLLINARE IN CLASSE, RAVENNA:  A Miracle of Design Aidan Hart There is some iconography that can only be described as miraculous. Such is the sixth century apse mosaic at the basilica of Saint Apollinare in Classe, five miles from Ravenna, Italy. Such works seem to flash forth, and are never – […]

Posted in Iconography, Theory | Tagged Aidan Hart, Italy, mosaic, mosaics, Ravenna, San Appolinaire, transfiguration January 24, 2018

Mozaicon. Vibrant Romanian Mosaics

By Jonathan Pageau on December 10, 2014
Mozaicon. Vibrant Romanian Mosaics

Mozaicon was started by a group of Romanian fresco artists who came together in 2008 to create the mosaics for the Patriarchal Cathedral Complex in Bucharest.  After the initial project, only one of the artists, Daniel Codrescu continued working in mosaics until 2010, when once again other artists joined in to work on multiple projects […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged bucharest, iconography, Icons, mosaics, mozaicon, romania June 5, 2017

Parekklesion of the Pammakaristos Church, Istanbul

By Andrew Gould on October 26, 2012
Parekklesion of the Pammakaristos Church, Istanbul

The Church of the Pammakaristos (“All Blest Mother of God”) is a complex of medieval Byzantine structures at the north-west tip of the walled city. It was the seat of the Ecumenical Patriarchate from 1456 to 1587. Today, the 11th-century main church serves as a mosque, but the 14th-century parrakklesion (side chapel) has been restored to its […]

Posted in Architecture | Tagged Architecture, Byzantine, church, constantinople, fethiye, Istanbul, mosaic icons, mosaics, pammakaristos, parekklesion August 25, 2015
 

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