jan 20, 742 - Apse Mosaic
Church of
St Irene
Description:
Constantinople, after 740
After Emperor Leo III issued his edict demanding the removal of icons from churches, simple representations of the Cross replaced the previous figural mosaics. Iconoclasts approved of images of the Cross or symbolic motifs such as vines which alluded to the Eucharistic offering of wine.
Relevant Terms: Iconoclasm. Iconoclast, Leo III
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Early Christian and Byzantine Art
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