page_title: Macedonian Renaissance
hierarchical_section_title: Macedonian Renaissance
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: La mosaïque de la Vierge à l'Enfant (Théotokos), dans l'abside de l'ancienne basilique Sainte-Sophie (Istanbul, Turquie). English: The Virgin and Child (Theotokos) mosaic, in the apse of Hagia Sophia (Istanbul, Turkey) 867
context_page_description: Macedonian Renaissance is a label sometimes used to describe the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire, especially the 10th century, which some scholars have seen as a time of increased interest in classical scholarship and the assimilation of classical hellenic motifs into Christian artwork.
context_section_description: Macedonian Renaissance is a label sometimes used to describe the period of the Macedonian dynasty of the Byzantine Empire (867–1056), especially the 10th century, which some scholars have seen as a time of increased interest in classical scholarship and the assimilation of classical hellenic motifs into Christian artwork.
caption: Virgin with child mosaic, Hagia Sophia
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