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Transfiguration of Jesus, Byzantine Mosaic

Byzantine school portable icon depicting the Transfiguration Jesus. The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christian art, above all in the Eastern church, some of whose most striking icons show the scene. Mosaics were more central to Byzantine culture than to that of Western Europe. Byzantine church interiors were generally covered with golden mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries.

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Transfiguration of Jesus, Byzantine Mosaic

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Byzantine school portable icon depicting the Transfiguration Jesus. The Transfiguration of Jesus has been an important subject in Christian art, above all in the Eastern church, some of whose most striking icons show the scene. Mosaics were more central to Byzantine culture than to that of Western Europe. Byzantine church interiors were generally covered with golden mosaics. Mosaic art flourished in the Byzantine Empire from the 6th to the 15th centuries.

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Album / NYPL/Science Source

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3098 x 4500 px | 39.9 MB

Print size:

26.2 x 38.1 cm | 10.3 x 15.0 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

ARCHAEOLOGICAL • ARCHAEOLOGY • ARCHEOLOGICAL • ARCHEOLOGY • ART • ARTWORK • BIBLE • BIBLICAL • BYZANTINE • CATHOLIC • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CHRIST • CHRISTIAN • CHRISTIANISM • CHRISTIANITY • CRISTIANDAD • CRISTIANISMO • CULTURAL • CULTURE • FAITH • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • FIGURE • HISTORIC • HISTORICAL • HISTORY • IMPORTANT • JESUS CHRIST • JESUS OF NAZARETH • JESUS • MALE • MAN • MEN • MOSAIC • NEW TESTAMENT • NOTABLE • PEOPLE • PERSON • PERSONALITIES • PERSONALITY • PROPHET • RELIGION • RELIGIOUS • ROMAN CATHOLIC • TRANSFIGURATION OF JESUS • WELL-KNOWN