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Apse Mosaic - Virgin and Child
Dates from 867 AD.  May be a reconstruction of an original mosaic destroyed during the Iconoclastic period of Byzantine history, when representations of deities and saints were considered to be idols and thus outlawed.

Apse Mosaic - Virgin and Child

Dates from 867 AD. May be a reconstruction of an original mosaic destroyed during the Iconoclastic period of Byzantine history, when representations of deities and saints were considered to be idols and thus outlawed.




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Filename:AyaSophia-20060401-3531.jpg
Album name:27telp / Aya Sophia, 4/1/2006
Location and Date:Istanbul, Turkey, 4/1/2006
Equipment:Nikon E5700
Settings:ISO 400, 1/3 sec @ f/4.2
Notes:Photo by J. L. Floyd
Filesize:1833 KiB
Date added:Oct 20, 2019
Dimensions:2560 x 1920 pixels
Displayed:246 times
Color Space:Uncalibrated
Contrast:0
Customer Render:0
DateTime Original:2006:04:01 10:58:34
Digital Zoom Ratio:0
EXIF Offset:490
EXIF Version:version 2.31
Exposure Bias:0 EV
Exposure Mode:0
Exposure Program:Program
Exposure Time:1/3 sec
FNumber:f/4.2
File Source:Digital Still Camera
Flash:No Flash
Focal length:71.2 mm
Gain Control:1
ISO:400
Image Description:Dates from 867 AD. May be a reconstruction of an original mosaic destroyed during the Iconoclastic period of Byzantine history, when representations of deities and saints were considered to be idols and thus outlawed.
Light Source:Unknown: 9
Make:Nikon
Max Aperture:f/2.8
Metering Mode:Pattern
Model:E5700
Resolution Unit:Inch
Saturation:0
Scene Capture Mode:0
Scene Type:Directly Photographed
Sharpness:0
Software:Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4.1 (Windows)
White Balance:1
X Resolution:240 dots per ResolutionUnit
Y Resolution:240 dots per ResolutionUnit
IPTC Title:Apse Mosaic - Virgin and Child
IPTC Copyright:J. L. Floyd
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