Interior of the synagogue at Dura-Europos, Syria, with wall paintings of Old Testament themes

Catacombs and Funerary Art

The Good Shepherd, the story of Jonah, and orants, painted ceiling of a cubiculum in the Catacomb of Saints Peter and the Marcellinus

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Sarcophagus with philosopher, orant, and Old and New Testament scenes, Santa Maria Antiqua

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Christ seated

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Interior of Santa Sabina

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Interior of Santa Costanza

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Detail of vault mosaic in the ambulatory of Santa Costanza

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Christ as Sol Invictus

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

The parting of Lot and Abraham

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Christ as the Good Shepherd

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Interior of Sant'Apollinare Nuovo

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Miracle of the loaves and fishes

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Saints Onesiphorus and Porphyrius

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Rebecca and Eliezer at the well from the Vienna Genesis

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Christ before Pilate from the Rosanno Gospels

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Suicide of Judas and Crucifixion of Christ

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Woman sacrifing at an altar

The Catacombs and Funerary Art

Justinian as world conqueror

Early Byzantine

Saint Michael the Archangel

Early Byzantine

Hagia Sophia

Architects: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus

Early Byzantine

Interior of Hagia Sophia

Architects: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus

Early Byzantine

Aerial view of San Vitale

Early Byzantine

Interior of San Vitale

Early Byzantine

Choir and apse of San Vitale with mosaic of Christ between two angels

Early Byzantine

Justinian, Bishop Maximianus, and attendants

Early Byzantine

Theodora and attendants

Early Byzantine

Saint Apollinaris and sheep

Early Byzantine

Transfiguration of Jesus

Early Byzantine

Anicia Juliana between Maganimity and Prudence

Early Byzantine

Ascension of Christ from Rabbula Gospels

Early Byzantine

Virgin and Child between Saints Theodore and George

Early Byzantine

Virgin and Child enthroned

Middle Byzantine

Monastery churches at Hosios Loukas

Middle Byzantine

Interior of Katholikon

Middle Byzantine

Christ as Pantokrator

Middle Byzantine

Crucifixion

Middle Byzantine

Interior of Church Monreale

Middle Byzantine

Interior of Saint Mark's

Middle Byzantine

Empress Irene

Middle Byzantine

Harbaville Triptych

Middle Byzantine

Lametation over the Death of Christ

Middle Byzantine

David composing the Psalms

Middle Byzantine

Virgin and child

Middle Byzantine

Church of Saint Catherine

Late Byzantine

Thessaloniki, Greece

Anatasis, apse fresco in the parekklesion of the Church of Christ in Chora

Late Byzantine

Christ as Savior of Souls

Late Byzantine

Annuciation

Late Byzantine

Three Angels

Artist: Andrei Rublyev

Late Byzantine

Large sakkos

Late Byzantine