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.

One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.

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.

New York. There’s a bit of misdirection going on with the Byzantine Crypt at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Unlike the Temple of Dendur, which is a temple, the Crypt isn’t a crypt but a ...

RAVENNA is the world's chief repository of early Byzantine art, surpassing even Istanbul, the capital of Byzantium. The ancient churches and chapels of the sleepy Italian town (pop. 35,000) are ...

The new Byzantine department is obliged by French heritage law to play a critical role in advice and expertise, particularly for the art market. Its remit covers Byzantine and Eastern art from the ...

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).

Let's pause to consider the value of Byzantine art and how its music and iconography have such great spiritual significance. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Describing the ...