Gem in Vatican's art collection gets new look Nov 19, 2009
The Associated Press was given an early look at the piece, and Byzantine art experts said the restoration rendered the cross much closer to what it would have looked like at the time the Byzantine Emperor Justin II gave it to the people of Rome ... Ioli Kalavrezou, a Byzantine art history professor at Harvard University who has taught classes on the cross, said the restoration clearly rendered the cross closer to what it would have looked like when it was presented to Romans sometime between... (OregonLive, OR -- News)
Ancient Coin installation opens at UR Museums Nov 3, 2009
Christianity prevailed as the official state religion of the Empire, and the subject matter of Byzantine art became devoutly religious and less imperialistic. Over time Christian icons such as the cross became a central feature on their coinage. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Documentary Film - Guillermo Esparza, An American Iconographer - Premieres June 2009 for Events Celebrating 200-Year Anniversary of St Patrick's Jul 19, 2009
The documentary video film, an original production by Los Angeles filmmaker Veronica Aberham for Studio-Online, an affiliate of London-based Studio International and original soundtrack by Maria Andriasova Esparza, interviews Guillermo Esparza, master iconographer and sculptor, exploring the artist's arduous path to becoming an internationally-recognized icon painter in the rarefied world of traditional Byzantine art ... The documentary interview, an original production by Los Angeles filmmaker... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Medieval Treasures from Cleveland M... Mar 20, 2009
Subjects include: Early Christian and Byzantine art (ca. 280-1453); Migration Period works (ca. (Suite101.com)
'Byzantium art': A fit-all category that belies its elusiveness Feb 8, 2009
"Byzantine Art" is another that may yet have a long life, judging from the show "Byzantium 330-1453" on view at the Royal Academy until March 22. Many visitors will marvel at some admirable works of art while asking themselves how such a disparate assemblage of works in every imaginable style could ever be considered. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
