Gallery

THE TREASURY OF SAN MARCO, VENICE


st. mark's basilica, venice


 icon with half-figure of st. michael

The New Rome

aerial view of istanbul(hagia sophia in foreground)ara guler; from hagia sophia, by lord kinross

christ pantocrator, constantine ix monomachus, and empress zoë mosaic, south gallery of hagia sophia ara guler; from hagia sophia, by lord kinross

after the chronicle of nuremburg, 1493 from the treasury of san marco, venice



Ancient Stone Vessels

ewer, byzantine, 7th century (?)agate

situla, made in rome or alexandria, 4th century (?)glass, silvered bronze



"The Seat of St. Mark"

 sedia di san marco, eastern mediterranean (alexandria?), 6th century alabaster

Gold and Gold Enameling

 panel, constantinopolitan, late 10th-first half of 11th century silver-gilt, gold cloisonné enamel, stones, pearls (now missing), glass

Communion Vessels

 paten, alabaster: byzantine, 10th-11th century metalwork: byzantine, 11th century alabaster, silver-gilt, gold cloisonné enamel, rock-crystal, pearls

chalice of the emperor romanos, stonework: 3rd-4th century (?) metalwork: constantinopolitan, 959-963 sardonyx, silver-gilt, gold cloisonné enamel, pearls

A Reliquary

 reliquary of the true cross, byzantine, late 10th-early 11th century, silver-gilt on wood, gold cloisonné enamel, stones

The Archangel Michael

 icon with full-figure of st. michael, constantinopolitan, late 11th-early 12th century, silver-gilt, gold cloisonné enamel, stones

The Queen of the Sea

venice, miniature from the book of marco polo, ca. 1400, oxford: bodleian library

constantinople and environs, ca. 1420, bibliothèque nationale, paris, from hagia sophia, by lord kinross

map of the mediterranean world



Byzantine Basilicas

nave of hagia sophia, engraving from aya sofia, by chevalier fossati (london, 1852), dumbarton oaks; from hagia sophia, by lord kinross

nave of san marco, photograph by dr. gerald carr

the basilica of san marco, after luca carlevarijs, fabbriche e vedute di venezia, 1703, from the treasury of san marco, venice



St. Mark

 paolo veneziano, miracle of st. mark, 1345, from the treasury of san marco, venice

vittore carpaccio, the lion of st. mark, 1516, from the trasury of san marco, venice

The Relics of St. Mark

 translation of the relics of st. mark, portal of sant' alipio, basilica of san marco, photograph by dr. gerald carr

The Pala D'Oto

pala d'oro, st. mark's basilica, venice, from the treasury of san marco, venice

st. mark, detail of pala d'oro

christ, detail of pala d'oro,

angel, detail of pala d'oro



The Unholy Crusade

 pope urban preaching the first crusade, bibliothèque nationale, paris

the fourth crusade: the siege of constantinople, pastel by suzette pylant after an illumination from geoffrey de villehardouin, chronicles of the crusades, oxford: bodleian library

Relics of the True Cross

 staurotheca of henry of flanders, staurotheca: constantinople, before 1216, monstrance: venice, 1618, wood, gold; bronze-gilt, glass

gentile bellini, procession of the relics of the true cross, 1496, courtesy art resources: alinari

Reworking Works of Art

grotto of the virgin, stonework: 4th-5th century, crown of leo: late 9th-early 10th century, figure of virgin: 13th century

grotto, (side view)

votive crown of leo vi



A Byzantine Book Cover

 book cover, byzantine, 14th century, silver-gilt on wood, cloisonné and champlevé enamel

anastasis, or descent into hell

Glass and Stone Vessels

glass bowl with mythological figures, constantinopolitan, probably 10th century, glass, gilded and painted, silver-gilt, stones

cruet, stonework: 3rd century, metalwork: venetian, 2nd half of 13th century, sardonyx, silver-gilt, stones

glass bowl (paten?) with handle, glass: byzantine, 10th-11th century; metalwork: later, glass, silver-gilt, stones, pearls



Islamic Art in the Treasury

 glass bowl, glass: iran or iraq, 9th-10th century, enamel: byzantine, 11th century, glass, silver-gilt, gold cloisonné enamel, stones

ewer of the caliph al-aziz bi'llah, stonework: fatimid, 975-996, metalwork: 16th century and later, rock crystal, gold, enamel

The Flowering of the West

pastoral staff, venice, ca. 1420, silver, partly gilt, on wood core

reliquary of the arm of st. george, interior casing: byzantine, before 1204, exterior: venetian, before 1325, finial of st. george and the dragon: venetian, 1325 and 16th century

altar frontal, venetian, ca. 1300; border, ca. 1336; restored 1855-1888, silver-gilt on wood core



Lighting Fixtures

glass hanging-lamp, byzantine, 11th century, glass, silver-gilt

rock-crystal lamp, probably 5th century, rock-crystal, silver-gilt

candlesticks, venetian, early 14th century (?), rock-crystal, silver-gilt



Beauty in Silver and Gilt

lamp or incense burner, southern italian (?), end of 12th century, silver, partly gilt


The Horses of San Marco

the horses of san marco, photograph by dr. gerald carr



San Marco

the basilica of san marco, photograph by alan bromberg