Andronikos II Palaiologos2 - Public domain dedication image
Andronikos II Palaiologos, Byzantine emperor (1282-1328)
Annunciation Fresco on the Western Wall of Apostles Church in Veria
Annunciation Fresco on the Western Wall of Apostles Church in Veria
Aspron trachy of Alexios III Angelos
1195-1203, Constantinople. Electrum, 4.37g, 30mm-
Basilikon of Andronikos III Palaiologos
1328-1341, Constantinople. Silver, 2.01g, 20mm.
Constantine VII - coin, public domain photograph
Gold solidus of Constantine VII
Emperor Leo V leading the chanting at Christmas
Emperor Leo V leading the chanting at Christmas
Gold seal of John VIII (reverse)
Obverse = Christ standing before a low throne, his right hand raised in blessing, a book in his left. Sigla at left and right: "Ἰ(ησοῦ)ς Χ(ριστό)ς" (Jesus Christ). Phi in left field. Border of dots. Reverse = ... More
Histamenon of Constantine VIII - coin, public domain photograph
1025-1028, Constantinople. Gold, 4.42g, 25mm.
Histamenon of Basil II & Constantine VIII
1005-1025, Constantinople. Gold, 4.42g, 25mm.
Hyperpyron of Andronikos I - coin, public domain photograph
Minted in Constantinople, 4.38g, 28mm
Hyperpyron of Isaac II Angelos - coin, public domain photograph
1185-1195, Constantinople. Gold, 4.60g, 29mm.
Michael the Stammerer is chained before Leo V and Empress Theodosia
Michael the Stammerer is chained before Leo V and Empress Theodosia
Michael VIII Palaiologos2 - Public domain dedication image
Michael VIII Palaiologos. Miniature from the manuscript of Pachymeres' Historia, 14th century. Munich, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek.
Romanos II solidus - coin, public domain photograph
959-963, Constantinople. Gold, 4.38g, 21mm.
Solidus of Basil I - coin, public domain photograph
Emperor Basil I (867–886). Minted circa 868, Constantinople. Gold, 4.38g, 20mm
Solidus of Alexandros - coin, public domain photograph
Emperor Alexander (II), gold solidus, 4.48g, 22mm, minted in Constantinople.
Tetarteron of Romanos III - coin, public domain photograph
1028-1034, Constantinople. Gold, 4.09g, 20mm.
Theodora Porphyrogenita in the Monomachus Crown (2)
Detail of Theodora Porphyrogenita in the Monomachus Crown
Constantine X Doukas and Eudokia Makrembolitissa in St. Demetrius' rel...
Reliquary of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki made by patron John Autoreianos for Emperor Constantine X (1059–1067).
Constantine X and Eudokia in St. Demetrius' reliquary (detail)
Reliquary of Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki made by patron John Autoreianos for Emperor Constantine X (1059–1067).
Jan 2 Alexios1 - Public domain dedication image
Emperor John II Komnenos (1087–1143) and his son and co-emperor Alexios (1106-1142) Čeština: Jan II. Komnenos a jeho syn Alexios na
Michael VII and Maria in the Khakhuli triptych (cropped)
Michael VII Doukas and Maria of Alania crowned by Christ.
Michael VII and Maria in the Khakhuli triptych
Michael VII Doukas and Maria of Alania crowned by Christ.
Nikephoros Phokas - Public domain dedication image
Miniature of Emperor Nikephoros II (r. 963–969); from an illustrated manuscript in the Biblioteca Marciana. The illustration is clearly legit, but the exact source is not known.
Seal of Romanos I Lekapenos
Three half-length figures: at center, Romanos I, with a long, parted beard, wearing a cross-topped crown with a jeweled band and a loros, and holding a globus in his right hand. At left,Constantine VII, beardl... More
Seal of Basil II - coin, public domain photograph
Half-length representation of Basil II wearing a crown with pendilia and a loros. He holds a globus cruciger in his right hand and an akakia in his left. Note that the cross atop the globus cruciger is decorat... More
Seal of Nikephoros III - coin, public domain photograph
The emperor Nikephoros III standing on a round dais and wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist and decorated with four dots. He holds a labarum in the right hand and a globu... More
Seal of Andronikos III Palaiologos
The emperor Andronikos standing on a suppedion, wearing a crown and a loros, an end of which is draped over the left wrist. He holds a labarum in the right hand and an akakia in the left. Manus Dei in the uppe... More
Solidus of Theodora II with Michael III and Thekla
Michael III, with Theodora and Thecla, AV Solidus. Constantinople, AD 842-850. +ΘEO∂ORA ∂ESPVn' A, facing bust of Theodora, wearing crown with pendilia and loros, and holding cruciform sceptre and globus surmo... More
Hagia Eudokia (cropped)
Ikone der Heiligen Eudokia, Einlegearbeit in Stein und Elfenbein, 10. Jh.
Icon of St. Nikephoros II Phokas
Icon of St. Nikephoros II Phokas
Manuel I, Alexios II and Agnes (Vat.gr.1851 folio 7r)
Emperor Manuel I Komnenos (center) alongside his 10-year-old son Alexios II (left) and Agnes of France (right). See: Spatharakis, Ioannis The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts
Manuel I Komnenos (Vat.gr.1851 folio 7r)
Portrait of Manuel I Komnenos in the Vat. gr. 1851.
Manuel I Komnenos (Vat.gr.1851 folio 2v) (cropped)
2nd portrait of Manuel I Komnenos in the Vat. gr. 1851
Manuel I Komnenos (Vat.gr.1851 folio 2v)
Manuel I Komnenos receiving Agnes of France, wife of his son Alexios II.For an analysis of the manuscript, see: Spatharakis, Ioannis (1976) The Portrait in Byzantine Illuminated Manuscripts, Brill, pp. 210−230
Constantine X, Michael VII and Eudokia
Miniature of Constantine X and his family
George VII of Imereti
George VII of Imereti
Zoe, Constantine IX and Theodora
The importance of this luxurious codex lies in the imperial portraits of Constantine IX Monomachos flanked by the empress Zoe and her sister Theodora that it contains. The portraits and inscriptions allow us t... More
Monomacho's crown - circa 1042 Budapest - detail1
Byzantine enamel plaques probably parts of a crown representing the emperor Constentine IX Monomachos (1042 - 1056), the Empress Zoe and her sister Theodora.
Monomacho's crown - circa 1042 Budapest
Byzantine enamel plaques probably parts of a crown representing the emperor Constentine IX Monomachos (1042 - 1056), the Empress Zoe and her sister Theodora.
Коронация константина 7
Русский: 1Коронация Константина VII Багрянородного. 945. Слоновая кость, 7⅜ x 3¾(18.6 x 9.5 см). Государственный Музей Искусств им. Пушкина, Москва.
Byzanz- Eudocia mit Michael VII. und Constantius - Münzkabinett, Berli...
Deutsch: Byzanz: Eudocia mit Michael VII. und Constantius Byzanz: Eudocia mit Michael VII. und Constantius
Byzanz- Theodora - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5505287
Deutsch: Byzanz: Theodora Byzanz: Theodora
2005 – Digitization of Georgian Historical Documents of the 11th -16th...
The K. Kekelidze Institute of Manuscripts is the most important repository of historical manuscripts and documents in Georgia. The AFCP supported a project to digitize and create a database of these historica... More
David IV, detail from icon, St. Catherine Monastery
David IV, detail from icon, St. Catherine Monastery. The Greek inscription reads: ΠΙΣΤΟ[Σ] ΒΑΣΙΛ[ΕΥΣ] ΠΑΣ[ΗΣ] ΑΝΑΤΟΛ[ΗΣ] Ὁ ΠΑΓΚΡΑΤΟΝΙΑΝΟΣ meaning “Pious Basileus (emperor) of all the East, Bagratonianos”.
David IV, fresco
David IV, fresco
King George III of Georgia
King George III of Georgia as seen on a fresco at Vardzia Monastery
Theodore Psalter. Gregory brings Tiridates to Christ
48r: St. Gregory brings Tiridates to Christ. (Gregory has purple tunic, pink cloak, and white stole w. black crosses).
Ink portrait of Theodore II Laskaris
Portrait of Theodore II Laskaris in the Codex Marcianus gr. 404, f. VIr. The text reads “Theodore Doukas Laskaris in Christ and God faithful emperor and autocrat of the Romans”.
Manastir Svetog Nikole, Ozren, Dragutin
Српски / srpski: Manastir Svetog Nikole, Ozren, Republika Srpska, Bosna i Hercegovina, autor Boriša Živković
John VI Kantakouzenos: medieval miniature of Byzantine emperor
Byzantine Emperor John VI Kantakouzenos presiding over a synod. The Hesychast Council of Constantinople, 1351. Constantinople, 1370-75, paint on parchment, Greek Manuscript 1242, fol.5 v, 33,5x24 cm, Bibliothèq... More
Michael I and Theophylact - coin, public domain photograph
Michael I Rhangabe, with Theophylactus. 811-813. Solidus (Gold, 4.40 g 6). MIXAHL bASILE’ Bearded bust of Michael I facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross, and holding a cross potent in his right hand an... More
Андроник III Палеолог: medieval miniature of Byzantine emperor
Andronikos III Palaiologos, Byzantine Emperor. 14th-c. miniature. Stuttgart, Württembergische Landesbibliothek, Cod. hist. 2° 601, fol. 2r (digital copy)Русский: Андроник III Палеолог
Chrysobull of Alexius III of Trebizond
Public domain image of medieval art, 14th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Emperor Constantine IX - A close up of a painting of a man holding a c...
Mosaic of Emperor Constantine IX in the Hagia Sophia, Istanbul. Public domain photograph of medieval byzantine style art, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Madrid Skylitzes Leo Michael Fol 13 R
Skyllitzes Matritensis, fol. 13r, detail Miniature: Leo V the Armenian and Michael Traulos
Michael III proclaims Basilikinos as co-emperor
Emperor Michael III crowns Basilikinos as co-emperor, 866 Public domain reproduction of illuminated medieval manuscript page, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Monomacho's crown - circa 1042 Budapest - detail2
Корона константина мономаха Public domain photograph of 13th-14th-century medieval illuminated manuscript, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Porphyrogenetus - A carving of a man and a woman
A piece of carved ivory from the Pushkin Museum representing Christ blessing Emperor Constantine VII. Dated back to 945, the piece passed from the treasury at Etchmiadzin to the collection of Count Sergey Uvar... More
Theodora II - Public domain dedication image
Theodora II (Menologion of Basil II) Public domain photograph of Byzantine style Orthodox icon, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Triptych Leaf with St. Constantine - Google Art Project
Byzantine ivory leaf from a triptych. It depicts an unknown Byzantine emperor, possibly Constantine the Great, dressed in the 10th-century Byzantine imperial dress. Made in Constantinople, 10th century. Dumbar... More
Император Иоанн II Комнин
Русский: Император Иоанн II Комнин 1110-1118 Мраморный круговой рельеф, диаметр 90см. Византийская коллекция, Думбартон Оак. Вашингтон.
Moldovita murals 2010 19
Moldoviţa Monastery, Romania. The church is one of the Painted churches of northern Moldavia listed in UNESCO's list of World Heritage sites.
Анна Васильевна Палеолог, вышивка на саккосе
Anna Vasilievna Paleolog, embroidery on sakkos
Manuel II Helena sons - Public domain dedication image
Български: Миниатюра, изобразяваща византийския император Мануил II Палеолог, императрица Елена Драгаш и трима от синовете им - Йоан, Андроник и Теодор. Ελληνικά: Μικρογραφία από το χειρόγραφο MS. Ivoires 100... More
Queentamar giorgi
Queen Tamar and King George III, Mural Painting 11th Century, Georgia
Nikephoros Phokas stamp
Issue commemorating 1000 years of the liberation of Crete from the Saracens
Gelati fresco (cropped)
Gelati fresco.