Reassessing a Late Byzantine masterpiece
The Deesis mosaic in the Hagia Sophia of Constantinople
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11932762 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Konstantinos Vapheiades (Higher Ecclesiastical Academy of Athens, corresponding author), Konstantinos M Vapheiades |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 166-183 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-02 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0307-0131 • E-ISSN: 1749-625X |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/byz.2021.13 |
| OpenAlex | W3197128781 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 6 |
After the recapture of Constantinople (1261) artistic production in Byzantium experienced a recovery. In the capital of Byzantium itself this period is marked by the mosaic panel of the Deesis in the Hagia Sophia. This work constitutes a ‘one-off’ in Byzantine art. This fact poses a series of questions concerning the dating, the creator and the patron of the mosaic, as well as the reasons for its creation, given that no source makes any reference to these matters. The present study attempts to re-examine these issues
Aesthetics · Ancient history · Art · Byzantine architecture · Capital (architecture · Capital city · Economic geography · Geography · Mosaic · Period (music · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Religious Studies of Rome · History
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |