Deësis mosaic, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul

Deësis (Christ with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist), c. 1261, mosaic, imperial enclosure, south gallery, Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.

[@Komnenit]

Such a beautiful legacy of Greek & Roman culture

[@noealvarado3886]

Beautiful byzantine church 😍

[@Skibidivm_Latrinae]

Here before the Islamist comes to say “ITS A MOSQUE FOR HOLY KORAN MUHAMMAD SOMETHING SOMETHING”

[@bhayankarveer9200]

AMAZING

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Wow 🤩. These videos and commentaries are amazing 🤩

[@smarthistory-art-history]

Thank you.

[@masterprattu]

1:45 "This is a heavenly space"
Agreed. Even in the pictures this seems ethereal.

[@peri2338]

Heaven And Earth Shall Pass away...But My Word will never

[@Sasha0927]

Now I know why Mary and John the Baptist are represented as surrounding Christ. I love the colors of Mary - soft blues, purples, pinks, a little grey green-y going on.. It comes together so beautifully and suits her expression.

[@zeynepsukuru]

What caused the damage of the mosaics was not the coverage but an earthquake. Although it had been turned into a mosque, the mosaics were not harmed, rather just covered when Ottoman Empire conquered Istanbul in 1453. They were cleaned and renovated when Hagia Sofia started functioning as a museum in 1935.

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Mosaic is damaged through big earthquake in 1894.

[@alihaydarnar9543]

Thank you for this information...i thought that the indifference of the ottoman authorities had caused this lost of byzantine art...

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