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A princess staring at the chrysotriklinon. One of the buildings of the great palace.

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2020-02-29

I have painted an image in historical setting, depicting a corrupted Byzantine priest in the forests north to the Byzantine Empire.

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2020-02-05

Saints Euphrosynus the Cook of Alexandria, John of Damascus and Cosmas the Melodist of Maiuma


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2019-12-04

Was fortunate enough to visit the Hagia Sophia with my family recently. Here are a few of my favorite pics. Above were the vaults of heaven. Below were the smoothed stones of history. 1 of 2

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2019-05-14

frescos from the Church of St Nicholas of Myra at Demre St Nicholas was buried there in 342CE and it is where Santa Claus stories originated.

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2019-03-02

Not So Byzantine
15x15: Digital: 2004
This was done for a story by Robert Silverberg, whose wife, Karen Haber wrote much of the text for my art book, Transitions. That merchant sure looks familiar….

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2018-07-31

(l) Chinese imitation of coin 6th c. found in Astana; (r) coin of Justin I, which might have been the model; both

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2017-10-16

Some cool furniture that I'm researching :)

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2017-03-01

A Soganli Cave dating from roughly the 11th century.

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2016-07-21