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What are Night (Νύξ), Dawn (Όρθρος), Echo (Ηχώ) and Melody (Μελωδία) doing in a 10th-century Byzantine Psalter? 🌌✨
Look closely at these two gorgeous, atmospheric illuminations from the Paris Psalter (BnF MS grec 139, c. 940–960 AD).
During the "Macedonian Renaissance," Byzantine artists bridged the classical past with the monotheistic cosmos, transforming ancient mythology into medieval sacred allegory.
#ArtHistory #ByzantineArt #ParisPsalter #Iconography #manuscripts #medieval
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What are Night (Νύξ), Dawn (Όρθρος), Echo (Ηχώ) and Melody (Μελωδία) doing in a 10th-century Byzantine Psalter? 🌌✨
Look closely at these two gorgeous, atmospheric illuminations from the Paris Psalter (BnF MS grec 139, c. 940–960 AD).
During the "Macedonian Renaissance," Byzantine artists bridged the classical past with the monotheistic cosmos, transforming ancient mythology into medieval sacred allegory.
#ArtHistory #ByzantineArt #ParisPsalter #Iconography #manuscripts #medieval