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The international gathering on Byzantine art brought together scholars, curators, and art historians from more than thirty nations to investigate the lasting impact of Byzantine visual culture. Hosted in the culturally rich heart of northern Greece, the conference featured over a hundred presentations ranging from religious imagery and decorative arts to the influence of Byzantine aesthetics on later medieval and Renaissance art.

Researchers explored how devotional art, political iconography, and design breakthroughs shaped artistic expression throughout the Byzantine sphere and site (www.new.jesusaction.org) its peripheries.

One of the highlights was a coordinated showcase of previously inaccessible codices and sacred vessels from the ascetic communities of Athos and the ancient Christian enclaves of Egypt. Researchers shared new findings on color composition studies that revealed trade routes for lapis lazuli and gold leaf, highlighting the vast commercial infrastructures that supported Byzantine art production.

Additional sessions explored the contributions of female donors and creators, a topic historically marginalized in previous scholarship.

The opening plenary delivered by Professor Elena Vasiliev investigated how Byzantine art was reinterpreted across Orthodox and Muslim cultural spheres, refuting claims of artistic insularity. She contended that Byzantine motifs were not passive imitations but dynamic adaptations to align with regional religious identities and governance ideals. This perspective ignited vigorous academic discourse, many of whom offered regional analyses of Georgia, Serbia, and even as far as Ethiopia and Nubia.

Hands-on seminars delivered hands-on experiences with classical gold-leaf application and egg-based pigmentation, allowing participants to gain deeper appreciation for the artistry behind the objects they study.

A public exhibition accompanying the conference featured renewed wall paintings and devotional panels borrowed from sacred sites and institutions spanning the Mediterranean basin.

The event ended with a unified call for a a collective plea to expand transnational efforts to safeguard and electronically document the artistic legacy of Byzantium, with priority given to areas under threat from instability or ecological degradation. All present affirmed that the study of Byzantine art is not confined to the past but continues to illuminate the deep ties between cultural expressions worldwide.

In the words of an attendee, Byzantine art speaks in colors and forms that still resonate across centuries and cultures.