From this it follows that icons are not simply art objects, but rather subjects ... the enormous number of images focusing on Jesus Christ and on the Theotokos, the Mother of God. The Byzantine ...

1300–1330) dominates Byzantine art. The main characteristics of this artistic period ... and theological connections are kept to a minimum. 3. Dormition of the Theotokos – Ἡ κ[οίμ]ησης τῆς Θ(εοτό)κου, ...

who was to later become Emperor Leo of the Byzantine Empire. In attempting to find water for the dying man, he heard the voice of the Virgin calling him to a spring-fed well. Markellis was aware that ...