Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections – Exhibit at the Getty Villa

Recognized masterpieces of Byzantine visual culture – sculptures, icons, mosaics, frescoes, manuscripts, metalwork, jewelry – from 4th to 15th century, from pagan late Roman Empire to the opulent and deeply spiritual world of the new Christian Byzantine Empire. Many items never lent before to the United States, with newly discovered and previously unpublished objects from recent archaeological excavations in Greece.