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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Out now: The Routledge Handbook of the Modern Reception of Byzantium, edited by Niamh Bhalla and Dimitra Kotoula. My chapter, “It All Started with Italy”, explores how Italy’s medieval mosaics shaped modern views of Byzantine art. www.routledge.com/The-Routledg... #ByzantineStudies

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Delighted to have received my copy of the conference proceedings Carlo Ludovico Ragghianti e il Medioevo: prospettive aperte, which include my article on medieval applied arts, geometry, rhythm and colour in L’Arte in Italia. Available here! www.academia.edu/169071094/Gi...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

This week I’ll be speaking at “The Making of Medieval Art History” (University of Macerata) with a paper on Antonio Muñoz, exploring how restoration, heritage protection, and scholarship helped shape modern perceptions of Rome’s medieval heritage. Full program here: shorturl.at/92sGS

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Looking forward to speaking at "Oltre il Medioevo: collezionare Bisanzio a Roma" (Roma Tre, May 6). Many thanks to Livia Bevilacqua and Giulia Bordi for the invitation! I’ll discuss the so-called Tesoro Rossi, a collection of fake liturgical objects produced in the late 19th-c. Rome.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

A few moments from the XVIII Giornata di Studi Bizantini, held at the Università Europea di Roma on 28–29 April. A rich and productive occasion for discussion on Byzantine civilization, school textbooks, and teaching practices. Warm thanks to AISB and to all the organizers.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

My new article “Forme e ideologie di una (ri)scoperta. Il Medioevo di Roma tra Ottocento e Novecento” has been published in the exhibition catalogue "Maria Barosso. Artista e archeologa nella Roma in trasformazione". Available here: www.academia.edu/165196894/Gi...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

My article “Percorsi francescani per gli oggetti bizantini in Italia: uno sguardo sull’Umbria / Franciscan Pathways for Byzantine Objects in Italy: A View from Umbria” has been published in “Navigare nell'Italia bizantina, arte, musei, mostre e web.” Available here: www.academia.edu/152393736/Gi...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

My new article is available on Academia.edu: "A Harmonious Conglomerate of Particles". It explores the reception of Byzantine art in the age of Modernism and its links to abstraction. Read it here: www.academia.edu/145981257/Gi...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Before photographs became standard in art-historical publications, Byzantium circulated through engravings and lithographs. My latest article traces how these practices intersected with the rise of Byzantine art history in the 19th century. Full text here: l1nq.com/fmU6P

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Philipp was right, that's a great pic!

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Happy to share my piece "Duch v algoritmu" in the Czech magazine re:vize. I look at how generative AI turns prompts like “historically accurate Byzantine emperor/empress” into recycled 19th-century fantasies, reshaping our visual memory of the past. Read here: www.revize-casopis.cz/vsechny-clan...

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Duch v algoritmu - re:vize časopis

Obecně rozšířený obraz Byzantské říše je často značně stylizovaný: luxusní, statická a dekadentní civilizace, obydlená svůdnými císařovnami nebo mnichy a duchovními zaseknutými v nekončících rituálech...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Thrilled to have taken part in the conference “C’est Byzance! La Bibliothèque d’art et d’archéologie et les Arts de Byzance” at the @inha.fr in Paris. My heartfelt thanks to the whole team for the warm hospitality! #INHA #ByzantineStudies #ArtHistory

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Re:Cent @re-cent.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

The Roundtable "The Two Cultures Natural Sciences and Humanities, Convergent Paths?" begins!

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Excited to take part in the roundtable "The Two Cultures. Natural Sciences and Humanities, Convergent Paths?" organized by the Center for Medieval Visual Cultures and Research Communication at Masaryk University. @re-cent.bsky.social @epinicion.bsky.social @apaladine.bsky.social

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

In this recently published article, I examine the fascinating reliquary attributed to Pietro Teutonico and preserved in the Museum of the Porziuncola in Assisi. This 14th-century artifact features a very intriguing Etruscan 'twist'... Available on academia.edu.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Rome, Villa Borghese - January 2025 A view of the Temple of Asclepius from the lake #rome #villaborghese

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

May the new year that follows be the best you have ever had. Have a blissful 2025! (Edward Burne-Jones - Nativity - The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens)

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

If you’re in Lucca, don’t miss the extraordinary collection of medieval sculptures at the Villa Guinigi National Museum. Some of the finest pieces I’ve ever seen www.luccamuseinazionali.it/en/guinigi/m...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 14/08/2024

"Deadline ahead" (Santa Maria in Valle Porclaneta, Italy)

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 15/06/2024

A candid pic of me discussing Byzantines and Franciscans after the Fourth Crusade at the "Navigare nell'Italia bizantina" conference in Rome. NB: I have two legs, one is just crossed under the table.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 17/05/2024

"Navigare nell'Italia bizantina. Arte, musei, mostre, web" (Sapienza University of Rome, 4-6 June 2024) A multidisciplinary perspective on Byzantine artifacts preserved and exhibited in museums, collections, and churches across Italy. Full program in the first comment.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 20/02/2024

My new article, "A King, a Priest, and (Maybe) an Idol: The David Casket and Its Afterlife in Rome," has finally been published on "Arte Medievale"! It deals with Ahimelech, David, and mysterious idols that should not be there. On academia.edu or upon request.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 19/02/2024

I can only adore the diploma of my Licentiate in Mediaeval Studies that has just arrived directly from Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies. I would have never imagined finding my name written in Latin one day!

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

After quite some time, I've finally decided to update my Humanities Commons account. You can find me there as @giogasbarri.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 20/01/2024

The stone pines in Villa Borghese on my way back from the British School at Rome.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 10/01/2024

My new article "Christ against the Idols: The Relationship between Gospel Iconography and Idolatry in Byzantine Art" (in Italian) has finally been published in "Quaderni di Storia Religiosa Medievale" 26 (2023). More info on academia.edu or via DM!

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 14/12/2023

The early Christian narthex of San Vitale in Rome - photo taken during my evening walk

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

Hard to resist those second-hand bookshops and their 3€ delights...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

My lecture on "Christ Against the Idols: Gospel Iconography and Idolatry in Byzantine Art" is scheduled for tomorrow at 12 noon Eastern time. Check out the program for all upcoming Yale Lectures in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture below.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

Really honored to be included in the Yale Lectures in Late Antique and Byzantine Art and Architecture program. My talk will focus on Gospel iconography and idolatry in Byzantine Art. ism.yale.edu/news/yale-le...

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Thank you! This has been a very long path and I hope to finish the book soon in the best possible way. A couple of articles are already out and a third one is being published these days - you can find them on Academia.edu.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Mission accomplished. Now it's time to finish the book.

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

I should be writing, but why not instead ask Bing's AI to visualize a mosaic representing a Byzantine emperor flying over Constantinople on the back of a blue whale?

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 03/09/2023

So, it's #WorldBeardDay and I'm sorry guys, nobody will ever beat his geometric committment. (Nerezi, church of St. Panteleimon)

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Giovanni Gasbarri @giogasbarri.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

Happy New Byzantine Year! Back to the Old Rome, alas! But here's a Saint John the Theologian to celebrate. (Thessaloniki, Museum of Byzantine Culture) #thessaloniki #greece #byzantium #byzantineart

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