Art is a journey into the most unknown thing of all - oneself. Nobody knows his own frontiers… I don’t think I’d ever want to take a road if I knew where it led.

Louis Kahan
Dante and Beatrice before the Light nends: Divina Commedia - Paradiso - illuminated by Giovanni di Paolo c. 1450
Conservation of Hagia Sophia mosaics, Istanbul, 1931-1964. Study of Light. 1948 here
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Sanvito, Bartolomeo Lectionary. Miniature of Nativity; full border with human and grotesque figures; initial with human figure. Rustic capitals, rubric… (ca. 1520)
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CAVALLINI, Pietro (b. ca. 1250, Roma, d. 1330, Roma)Nativity of the Virgin 1291MosaicSanta Maria in Trastevere, Rome
Caleb Charland Fifteen Hours gun-street-girl: [3]
The most famous of Hagia Sophia’s Byzantine mosaics is this 13th-century Deësis Mosaic, depicting Christ Pantrocrator flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist. Christ holds a closed Book of Gospels in his left hand and raises his right in benediction. His gentle expression is that of the “Palaeologan Christ,” who reveals God’s compassion for humanity. On either side, the Virgin and St. John the Baptist are turned towards Christ in attitude of worship. Photo © Holy Land Photos. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia-photos/slides/deesis-mosaic3-c-hlp Another detail view of Christ Pantocrator from the 13th-century De�sis Mosaic in the south gallery of Hagia Sophia. Photo © Dick Osseman.. Detail of John the Bapist from the 13th-century De�sis Mosaic in the south gallery of Hagia Sophia. Photo © Dick Osseman. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia-photos/
Detail of the Virgin Mary from the 13th-century Deësis Mosaic in the south gallery of Hagia Sophia. This mosaic dates from shortly after the Restoration of Constantinople (1261) and was probably commissioned to express gratitude for the victory of Michael VIII Palaeologus (1261-1282), which put an end to Crusader occupation. The wistful and grave expressions of Christ and the saints in this mosaic reflect a profound spirituality and announce a new epoch of Byzantine art marked by high aesthetic standards and classical trends. See this photo for a more general view of this beautiful mosaic. Photo © Dick Osseman. http://www.sacred-destinations.com/turkey/istanbul-hagia-sophia-photos/
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