1. Christ the Pantocrator (Cefalu, Sicily), mid-12th century, mosaic

2. Crucifixion, from the Church of the Dormition (Daphni, Greece), c
Crucifixion, from the Church of the Dormition (Daphni, Greece), c , mosaic

3. Vladimir Virgin, late 11th to early 12th century, tempera on wood

4. Anastasis, apse fresco in the “parekklesion” of the Church of Christ in Chora (Istanbul), c. 1310-20

5. Christ as Savior of Souls, icon from the church of Saint Clement (Ohrid, Macedonia), early 14th century, tempera, linen, and silver on wood

6. Annunciation, reverse of two-sided icon from the church of Saint Clement (Ohrid, Macedonia), early 14th century, tempera and linen on wood

7. Andrei Rublyev. Three angels (Old Testament Trinity), c
Andrei Rublyev. Three angels (Old Testament Trinity), c. 1410, tempera on wood popularity of icons/ iconostasis/ strong patterns, firm lines, and intense color/ prefiguration of the incarnation

8. Dionisij. Mother of God Hodigitria from the monastery of the Ascension (Moscow), 1482

9. Ivan IV (the Terrible)/ central “tent-and-tower” (shater)/ onion domes