Byzantine
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This door leads into one of several dwellings used by Byzantine monks in the later middle ages. The cells, stables, dining rooms and chapels at this monastery in Cappadocian Goreme were carved out of the soft volcanic rock in this part of central Turkey. The wooden door in this picture is new, but the cross on the wall above it is original.
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Tempera on wood / Year 2000 / 25cm x 32 cm Oringinal oil painting by / Marinella
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Tempera on wood / Year 2000 / 25cm x 32 cm Oringinal oil painting / by / Marinella
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Tempera and gold leaf on wood / Year 2004 30cm x 42 cm Oringinal oil painting / by / Marinella
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Tempera and gold leaf on wood / Year 2004 30cm x 42 cm Oringinal oil painting / by / Marinella
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Year 2007 / Origina Tempera and Gold Leaf on canvas / 40cm x 60cm by Marinella /
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View through the archway into the forecourt of the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. The orange trees show that this was springtime.
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Hagia Sophia (Turkish: Ayasofya, Greek: Αγία Σοφία; “Holy Wisdom”, Latin: Sancta Sophia or Sancta Sapientia) is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum in Istanbul, Turkey. / Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral ever built in the world for nearly a thousand years, until the completion of the Seville Cathedral in 1520. The current building was originally constructed as a church between A.D. 532 and 537 on the orders of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian. In 1453, Constantinople was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and Sultan Mehmed II ordered the building to be converted into the Ayasofya Mosque. The bells, altar, iconostasis, and sacrificial vessels were removed, and many of the mosaics were eventually plastered over. The Islamic features — such as the mihrab, the minbar, and the four minarets outside — were added over the course of its history under the Ottomans. It remained as a mosque until 1935, when it was converted into a museum by the Republic of Turkey. Although it is sometimes referred to as Saint Sophia (Greek for wisdom), the Greek name in full is Ναός τῆς Ἁγίας τοῦ Θεοῦ Σοφίας, Church of the Holy Wisdom of God, and it was dedicated to the Holy Wisdom of God rather than a specific saint named Sophia. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: Turkey and / Eastern Meditteranean. Featured in : History : 31 May 09
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160cm x 100cm / 2008 / oil and gold leaf on canvas “embracing forgotten values” Oringinal oil painting / by / Marinella THE PROJECT No. 1 For the first painting of this series I’ve painted the classic image of Jesus on the Cross, however, this painting is not so much about Jesus as it is about his Mother. One of my favourite subjects to paint is what I call Mother-Love, which is the 2nd in this series, and my point here is, what is the worse thing that could happen to that Mother? The painting is about forgiveness. Jesus forgiving, his Mother forgiving the murderers of her son, here there is also the youngest of the 12 apostles, the other 11 are represented as stones at the bottom of the cross, all asking forgiveness, and lastly there is a white bird, a symbol of my deceased father who is also giving his forgiveness. So I suppose I’m asking a question, has forgiveness a value today? Are we, like these people were, capable of true forgiveness? It is my hope that while looking at this painting the viewer realises that whatever the difficulties of modern life, for example, losing a child today, without being able to forgive we cannot move on and our lives not only lose in quality but also it’s essence.
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Notre Dame de la Victoire de Lépante in Saint-Raphaël on the French Riviera. The building of the church Notre Dame de la Victoire de Lépante has a lot to do with the growth of Saint-Raphaël in the 19th century. In fact, at that time, Saint-Raphaël was developing and becoming a real seaside resort. The old church, San Rafeù was getting too cramped to accommodate the newcomers. The church was built in a Roman Byzantine style. The dome was inspired by Sainte-Sophie in Istanbul. The church façade shows the Archangle Raphaël, symbol of the commune. For the most part it is built in pink sandstone from the Estérel and covers an area of 850 m2 and is 35 m high. Inaugurated in 1887, the church owes its name to a famous sea battle won by Christian forces against the Turkish (Ottoman) fleet on 5th October, 1571. The Church Notre Dame de la Victoire de Lépante was elevated to the rank of Basilica by the Vatican in February 2004. After that of Saint-Maximin, it is now the second one in the Fréjus-Toulon diocese. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at: / French Riviera and / Western Meditteranean.
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160cm x 100cm / 2008 / oil and gold leaf on canvas “embracing forgotten values” Oringinal oil painting / by / Marinella THE PROJECT No. 2 For the 2nd painting in the series I have chosen a mother with a child, a very old theme which existed even in pre-Christian art and which appears in the first icons of Coptic art in Egypt. Although I have painted Maria and Jesus as subjects I have not actually painted a star over Maria as is normal and which would indicate that she is a virgin, because this painting is about the unconditional love a normal healthy woman feels instinctively for her child. A love which protects and defends, indeed as a healthy society should defend its children. But is this love truly respected today? I expect the viewer to comprehend that Mother-Love is the first love, which is the love we should have all known since we are somebody’s child, and that it is the source of all life, a love which will protect and defend us forever.
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The cistern was built by Byzantines in the 6th century under the reign of Justinian in Constantinople (Istanbul). Located in the underground near to the Hagia Sophia, the cistern is also known as “Basilika Cistern” or “Sunken Palace” (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı). © Photo by Jens Helmstedt
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Inside the Conservatory
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Photograph taken with Sony Cybershot – Rhodes 3 August 2009. Unedited: cropped to meet Redbuble dimensions. Courtesy Wikipedia Rhodes (Greek: Ρόδος, Ródos, IPA: [ˈro̞ðo̞s]) is the principal city of the Greek island of Rhodes, in the southeastern Aegean Sea, and the capital of the Dodecanese prefecture. Its has a population of approximately 80,000. Rhodes has been famous since antiquity as the site of Colossus of Rhodes, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The citadel of Rhodes, built by the Hospitalliers, is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Europe which in 1988 was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The City of Rhodes is a popular international tourist destination. / / / A selection of products in my Zazzle store: / More choices from Zazzle: / Wear My Art – Check out Female Contemporary Art on Apparel here: My Images Do Not Belong To The Public Domain. All images are copyright © taiche. All Rights Reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the artist is strictly prohibited / See more of taiche at ZAZZLE / Baby Custom T-Shirts :dress that baby up with a special design on a custom t-shirt, long sleeve or onesize / Kids Custom T-Shirts .from organic t-shirts to long sleeve shirts, boys, girls, and toddlers can fill their fashion needs with a one-of-a-kind custom t-shirts for kids. Check out the latest organic t-shirts, sweatshirts, and girls shirts. And plenty of styles for toddlers too! Aprons / Bags / Buttons / Cards / Hats / Keds Shoes / Keychains / Magnets / Mousepads / Mugs / Postage / Postcards / Stickers / T-Shirt / Ties* Don’t forget to check out my poetry section Selected works of art from my 2009 Portfolio Do not forget to check out my range of fully customisable calendars. Simply let me know your choice of images and months to show them and I will create especaillly for you. You can choose from any of my images.
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The balcony does not give you much distance to step back and get pictures of the mosaics over the doors, even with a shift lens. They were probably made around the c10 when San Marco took the place of Torcello cathedral as the centre for Venice. They were probably made by Byzantine workers. Taken with a Pentax Z1p and Pentax 28 mm shift lens on Ektar 1000 film.
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Egg tempera and gold leaf / 18×24cm / 2008
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The Church of the Holy Wisdom, known as Hagia Sophia (Άγια Σοφία) in Greek, Sancta Sophia in Latin, and Ayasofya or Aya Sofya in Turkish, is a former Byzantine church and former Ottoman mosque in Istanbul. Hagia Sophia is now a museum and it is still universally acknowledged as one of the great buildings of the world. Nothing remains of the original Hagia Sophia, which was built on this site in the fourth century by Constantine the Great. The Hagia Sophia was one of several great churches he built in important cities throughout his empire. Today it is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture with its many mosaics and marble pillars and coverings. The cathedral was attacked, desecrated and plundered by the Crusaders in 1204 and many of the treasures from it are now in the treasury of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. Despite the desecration and plundering, Hagia Sophia remained a functioning church until May 29, 1453, when Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror entered triumphantly into the city of Constantinople. He converted Hagia Sophia into his imperial mosque. It was the principal mosque of Istanbul for almost 500 years and it became a model for many of the Ottoman mosques of Istanbul, such as the Blue Mosque. No major structural changes were made at first; the addition of a mihrab (prayer niche), minbar (pulpit) and a wooden minaret made a mosque out of the church. Furthermore, all the faces depicted in the church’s mosaics were covered in plaster due to the Islamic prohibition of figurative imagery. Various additions were made over the centuries by successive sultans. A UNESCO mission to Turkey in 1993 noted falling plaster, dirty marble facings, broken windows, decorative paintings damaged by moisture, and ill-maintained lead roofing. Cleaning, roofing and restoration have since been undertaken. This photo shows the impressive scale of the columns and the central dome. (Reference www.sacred-destinations.com)
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The Basilica Cistern (Turkish: Yerebatan Sarayı ) is the largest of several hundred ancient cisterns that lie beneath the city of Istanbul , Turkey. The cistern, located South West of the Hagia Sophia on the historical peninsula of Sarayburnu, was built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Justinian I.
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