Looted from the Monastery of Stoudios in Constantinople, this icon of the Virgin was brought to Venice by Enrico Dandolo. This transfer was seen by some Venetians as representative of the transference of God's favor and blessing from Constantinople…
This mosaic is in the arch above the Door of Sant'Alipio, the left-most door on the west side of San Marco. It shows the translation of the body of the deceased saint.
This dark puple-blue glass bucket shows images of Dionysiac scenes. Scholars have debated the date of its creation, offering a range from the 4th century to the 6th or 7th, and with a Byzantine origin for these later dates.
This porphyry statue depicting the four Tetrarchs (Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius I), was originally designed as two separate sculptures that should show an Augustus and a Caesar. It most likely originally decorated the Philadelphion…
Made in Constantinople in the late 11th to early 12th century, this icon first appears in the inventory of San Marco in 1325, but most likely came to Venice after the sack of Constantinople in 1204. The figure of Michael is identified by the roundels…
Cut from a single block of marble, an inscription reads: "In fulfillment of a vow and for the salvation of the most glorious Anastasia." The style of the ciborium supports a date of the 6th century, which has allowed it to be identified with a noble…
This object is often discussed and debated by scholars, and is one of the most famous items brought to Venice after the sack of Constantinople in 1204. The seven medallions show figures from mythology, and both the interior of the rim and the…
This bust portrait of the archangel Michael also features two medallion portraits in enamel of St Simon at left and Christ at right. The icon appears in the 1325 inventory.