Byzantine art | SAPIENTIA

The Virgin of Vladimir: The Afterlives of a Byzantine Icon

By Alice Isabella Sullivan | October 5, 2022

The history of the “Virgin of Vladimir” icon involves veneration and appropriation and demonstrates the rich cultural heritage of Ukraine.

Hagia Sophia & Its Transformations

By Alice Isabella Sullivan | July 30, 2020

Hagia Sophia draws millions of visitors each year to experience its Byzantine art and architecture. A brief history of this rich heritage explains the alarm expressed by art historians at Hagia Sophia’s recent re-conversion into a mosque.