I used to hate studying religious art in Art History class, but seeing this stuff in person was pretty cool. I offer it here as eye candy.
This is Byzantine mosaic art from the 1300's in a tiny church called Chora in Istanbul, Turkey. The little church is filled with scenes from the New Testament. You can read more about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
This scene appears to represent the death of Mary. She is surrounded by the disciples and other folks, some angels and a vision of Christ holding the Christ child. The weird winged thing in the upper center is a Byzantine representation of an angel. There's a face in the center of 6 wings. It was done with gold leaf tiles and colored tiles.
This is Byzantine mosaic art from the 1300's in a tiny church called Chora in Istanbul, Turkey. The little church is filled with scenes from the New Testament. You can read more about it here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chora_Church
This scene appears to represent the death of Mary. She is surrounded by the disciples and other folks, some angels and a vision of Christ holding the Christ child. The weird winged thing in the upper center is a Byzantine representation of an angel. There's a face in the center of 6 wings. It was done with gold leaf tiles and colored tiles.
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