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12th century Comnenian fresco from the monastery of St Panteleimon (Nerezi, FYROM).
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12th century Comnenian fresco from the monastery of St Panteleimon (Nerezi, FYROM).

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    • #fresco
    • #comnenian restoration
    • #history
    • #Byzantium
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Detail of fresco depicting a bride; Agios Nikolaos Orphanos, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Detail of fresco depicting a bride; Agios Nikolaos Orphanos, Thessaloniki, Greece.

    • #thessaloniki
    • #greece
    • #fresco
    • #bride
    • #agios nikolaos orphanos
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One of the surviving frescos from the monastery of David Gareja in the far eastern border of Georgia; This 12th century fresco is copying the very popular byzantine theme of “deisis”. Christ in glory amongst Virgin Mary and probably John the Baptist who pray for saving the human souls. 
The Georgian kingdom though kept much of its independent identity was highly influenced culturally from the trends generated at Constantinople. 
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One of the surviving frescos from the monastery of David Gareja in the far eastern border of Georgia; This 12th century fresco is copying the very popular byzantine theme of “deisis”. Christ in glory amongst Virgin Mary and probably John the Baptist who pray for saving the human souls. 

The Georgian kingdom though kept much of its independent identity was highly influenced culturally from the trends generated at Constantinople. 

    • #David Gareja
    • #monastery
    • #Georgia
    • #Byzantine art
    • #fresco
    • #Deisis
    • #Byzantium
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Crucifixion, fresco from Church of the Holy Virgin, Monastery of Studenica, 1208. On the left is St. Mary the Holy Virgin.

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Crucifixion, fresco from Church of the Holy Virgin, Monastery of Studenica, 1208. On the left is St. Mary the Holy Virgin.

from wikipedia.

    • #Serbia
    • #Studenica Monastery
    • #Byzantine Art
    • #Fresco
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Bathing of the Christ. A famous Fresco from the church Our Lady of Ljeviš in modern day Kosovo. Unfortunately in 2004 the ignorance and stupidity of some partly destroyed a beautiful piece of byzantine Art.
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Bathing of the Christ. A famous Fresco from the church Our Lady of Ljeviš
in modern day Kosovo. Unfortunately in 2004 the ignorance and stupidity of some partly destroyed a beautiful piece of byzantine Art.

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    • #Our Lady of Ljevis
    • #byzantine Art
    • #Balkans
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White Angel (Serbian: Бели анђео / Beli anđeo) is a detail of a world famous fresco from the Mileševa monastery circa 1235 AD in Serbia, Mironosnice na Hristovom grobu (Myrrhbearers on Christ’s Grave).
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Byzantine cultural influence in the neighbouring Serbia was great. Though politically the relations between the two states were not always smooth, cultural exchange was constant. Serbia adopted the byzantine brunch of Christianity and therefore the byzantine culture and influence in the arts.
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White Angel (Serbian: Бели анђео / Beli anđeo) is a detail of a world famous fresco from the Mileševa monastery circa 1235 AD in Serbia, Mironosnice na Hristovom grobu (Myrrhbearers on Christ’s Grave).

from wikipedia.

Byzantine cultural influence in the neighbouring Serbia was great. Though politically the relations between the two states were not always smooth, cultural exchange was constant. Serbia adopted the byzantine brunch of Christianity and therefore the byzantine culture and influence in the arts.

    • #Serbia
    • #Byzantine Art
    • #Fresco
    • #Mileševa monastery
    • #Myrrhbearers
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Anastasis/The Resurrection; Fresco from the Mone tis Choras/Chora Church/Kariye Muzesi in Istanbul. A very well known 14th depiction of the Resurrection of Christ.
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Anastasis/The Resurrection; Fresco from the Mone tis Choras/Chora Church/Kariye Muzesi in Istanbul. A very well known 14th depiction of the Resurrection of Christ.

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    • #Anastasis
    • #Istanbul
    • #Constantinople
    • #Fresco
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Fresco of King Bagrat III of Georgia, country greatly influenced by the byzantine culture;
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Fresco of King Bagrat III of Georgia, country greatly influenced by the byzantine culture;

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This blog is about the Byzantine culture and civilization which centred at the city of Constantinople, spread across Europe, Asia and Africa and greatly influenced people’s lives and deeds. Around the Mediterranean, from the steps of Kiev and the Russian mainland down to the Nile and its Copts; and from the domes and mosques of the Muslim East it spread all the way up to France and the courts of the German emperors. Though politically Byzantium ceased to exist in 1453 when the capital itself fell to the emerging power of the Ottoman Turks, its culture had such deep roots that it continued to influence not only the Ottoman Empire, but all the states which saw themselves as successors to a culture so familiar and so deeply missed.
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