The Macedonian Renaissance in Byzantine Art (c. 867–1056)

1. Icons restored, setting stage for revival

   Mar 11, 843Labels: Iconoclasm Restoration, Byzantine Church

   • Britannica
   • Icon Museum

2. Basil I takes throne, founding Macedonian dynasty

   Jan 1, 867Labels: Basil I, Macedonian Dynasty

   • Britannica
   • HIM Chronos

3. Hagia Sophia apse mosaic installed

   Jan 1, 867Labels: Hagia Sophia, Apse Mosaic

   • Hagia Sophia
   • Britannica

4. Nea Ekklesia consecrated in the Great Palace

   May 1, 880Labels: Nea Ekklesia, Great Palace

   • Nea Ekklesia
   • HIM Chronos

5. Paris Gregory manuscript celebrates Orthodoxy

   Jan 1, 883Labels: Paris Gregory, Photios

   • Paris Gregory
   • BnF record

6. Basilica law code launched in Greek

   Jan 1, 890Labels: Basilica Basilika, Legal Reform

   • Britannica
   • Basil I

7. Paris Psalter shows classical-style court painting

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Paris Psalter, Court Painting

   • Paris Psalter
   • BnF Gallica

8. Photius’s Bibliotheca models learned compilation

   Jan 1, 900Labels: Photius, Bibliotheca

   • Bibliotheca

9. Joshua Roll revives antique narrative format

   Jan 1, 950Labels: Joshua Roll, Narrative Scroll

   • Ziereis
   • Vatican MS

10. Constantine VII writes De administrando imperio

    Jan 1, 952Labels: Constantine VII, De Administrando

    • DAI

11. Basil II’s Menologion produced as imperial showpiece

    Jan 1, 1000Labels: Menologion of, Basil II

    • Menologion
    • UMich VRC

12. Panagia Chalkeon built with Macedonian-period plan

    Jan 1, 1028Labels: Panagia Chalkeon, Thessaloniki

    • Panagia
    • HIM Chronos

13. Hosios Loukas becomes major artistic pilgrimage site

    Jan 1, 1045Labels: Hosios Loukas, Monastery

    • Byz Legacy
    • FHW Chronos

14. Nea Moni founded, exporting mosaic style

    Jan 1, 1055Labels: Nea Moni, Chios

    • Nea Moni
    • Chios Greece

15. Macedonian dynasty ends with Empress Theodora’s death

    Aug 31, 1056Labels: Empress Theodora, Dynasty End

    • Theodora
    • HIM Chronos