Sunday was a real gem as I got to spend some TLC time with my Niece. We decided to go to the Royal Academy Of Arts to check out the Byzantium Exhibition courtesy of Emperors Constantinos & Justinian. I still want to visit Turkey some day soon ....so much history and great food !! So much to read about!!! My favourite is the icon of Archangel Michael with his sword. Worth a visit if you re interested in jewels & history http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/byzantium/about
About Byzantium 330–1453
Highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, Byzantium 330–1453 comprises around 300 objects including icons, detached wall paintings, micro-mosaics, ivories, enamels plus gold and silver metalwork. Some of the works have never been displayed in public before.
The exhibition includes great works from the San Marco Treasury in Venice and rare items from collections across Europe, the USA, Russia, Ukraine and Egypt. The exhibition begins with the foundation of Constantinople in 330 AD by the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and concludes with the capture of the city by the Ottoman forces of Mehmed II in 1453. This is the first major exhibition on Byzantine Art in the United Kingdom for 50 years
