Royall Tyler’s awe at the uncovering of Hagia Sophia mosaics captures the revelation of the Archangel Gabriel, a towering Byzantine vision of light, color, and sacred authority emerging from centuries of concealment.
San Michele in Africisco has an amazing story to tell!
The lost Church of San Michele in Africisco survives through its scattered mosaics—masterpieces of Byzantine devotion—now dispersed across Europe, telling a story of beauty, loss, and cultural displacement.
Church of the Holy Saviour in Chora
The Chora Church of Constantinople, shaped across centuries of rebuilding and patronage, embodies the Palaeologian Renaissance through its luminous mosaics and frescoes, merging imperial history with profound spiritual artistry.