Henry Hopwood-PhillipsJul 2, 20208 minRome in the Eighth Century: A History in Art (Review)This is a guest post by @philocrocodile: An intriguing book that does much to bring a too often ignored period to light, John Osborne’s...
Henry Hopwood-PhillipsJun 18, 20207 minEternity in Byzantine ArtAccording to the apostle Paul, after the first coming of the Messiah there would be a second: “The Lord himself shall descend from heaven...
Henry Hopwood-PhillipsJun 11, 20204 minSinan Contested: The Legacy of Hagia SophiaThe Roman ingredients of Ottoman architecture (codified during Sinan’s tenure as the royal architect, 1539-88) have historically been...
Henry Hopwood-PhillipsJun 5, 20209 minByzantine Rome Part V: Rome’s Byzantine EpilogueSanta Maria in Domnica When a biographer described Pope Hadrian’s reign (AD 772-795), he didn’t stress the pontiff’s “Romanitas” in the...