Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey): Mosaics, Southwest vestibule

Creator:

Anthemios of Tralles, ca. 474-ca. 534
Isidore of Miletus, I, fl. mid-6th c.

Published/Created:

Constantinople, Byzantium
900-1000

Notes:

Horologian Gate Lunette. It is a former Greek Orthodox Church converted to a mosque, now a museum, in Istanbul. It is one of the greatest surviving examples of Byzantine architecture.

Topics:

Mosaics -- Turkey -- 12th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Early Byzantine

Culture:

Byzantine

Accession Number:

3273-1095

Genre:

churches (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Source Note:

L'Alto Medievo, Florence, 1968; Imported in 2008 from LIMS (Library of Images of Medieval Spain), originally developed by Prof. Maria Rosa Menocal in conjunction with ITG

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

Portfolio Item ID: 293767

OID:

563373

PID:

digcoll:2059329