Doge Enrico Dandolo died in 1205 and was buried in Hagia Sophia. During the 19th century restoration, the Italian team placed this marker near the probable location of his burial. The original tomb was destroyed by the Ottomans after the conquest of…
This panel shows Louis along with his brother and courtiers at Sens, wearing simple clothes, processing the relic of the Crown of Thorns atop a chalice.
Shows the emperor on horseback, wearing armor and holding a sword and shield, inscription reads: Henric(us) D(e)i gratia inp(er)ator Ro(man)ie (Henry, by the Grace of God, emperor of the Roman realm)
Shows the emperor on horseback, wearing armor and holding a scepter, the inscription reads: Βαλδουῖνος [δεσπότης πορφυρογέννητος Φλάν]τρας? (Baldwin of Flanders, despotes and Porphyrogennetos)
Shows the emperor seated on a backless throne, wearing the loros and a crown and holding a labarum and a globus cruciger, the inscription encircling him reads: Balduinus Dei gratia imp(er)at[or] Ro[maniae] se[mp(er) au]gu(stus)? (Baldwin, by the…
Given by Latin Emperor Baldwin II to King Louis IX of France, among others including the Image of Edessa, arrived in Paris in August 1239 for the sum of 135,000 livres. The Saint-Chapelle was built to house these (pawned) relics from Constantinople,…
This plate was found in Siberia. The central scene shows the Ascension of Alexander the Great, surrounded by decorative imagery and motifs. This story was popular in Byzantine and Romanesque art, as well as in Islamic Art in Asia Minor.
Literally “Golden Pall” or “Golden Cloth”, the Pala d’Oro is the retable of the high alter at the Basilica di San Marco in Venice. It measures 3 meters wide by 2 meters tall and features a total of 187 enamel plaques along with numerous precious and…