mosaics of hagia sophia
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The Mosaics of Hagia Sophia• Redaction criticism of Hagia’s mosaics: saving
higher critics everywhere from unemployment!
• Mosaics from Justinian’s reign (or lack thereof!)
• 9th century concepts, 6th century space
Enthroned Madonna with the Two Emperors, Constantine and Justinian
Mosaic over the south entrance to the narthex
From Church to Mosque and Mosque to Museum
• 1453: Islamic conquest; “Ayasofya”
• 1934: “A monument for all civilization”; or, at the very least, a tourist attraction!