A stunning Byzantine-era mosaic has been unveiled to the public for the first time, offering a glimpse into life in the Negev ...

Byzantine art is rich in symbolism, often used to convey religious and spiritual messages. Klimt adopted this symbolic approach in “The Kiss,” embedding layers of meaning within the painting.

(The Conversation) — Fierce debates about visual depictions of the sacred have existed for centuries. An art historian explains the controversies in the Byzantine Empire over images of Christ.

Into the rigid Byzantine forms that had governed Eastern religious art for almost a thousand years, Byzantine artists poured a new warmth drawn from revived classic models.

Professor Emeritus of History of Art Robert Ousterhout died at the age of 73 on April 23. Ousterhout specialized in Byzantine art and architecture, and was known as one of the leading scholars in ...

Daphni’s mosaic designers worked at a time when Byzantine artists, moving away from elongated and stylized forms, turned for suave beauty and expert molding to the long-ignored classic Greek models.

Schisms between Eastern and Western Christianity notwithstanding, Byzantine art, architecture, philosophy and theology are woven into the very fabric of Western history.

A Mecca for Black History: The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its 100th year, at a moment when many Black institutions have come under attack.

Crime-solving techniques applied to a medieval illuminated manuscript in Paris may have solved a centuries-old puzzle - the true identity of a leading Byzantine painter who injected humanity into ...

Installation view of ‘Afterlives: Contemporary Art in the Byzantine Crypt’ featuring Michael Aschenbrenner’s ‘Damaged Bone Series’ (1990).