Picture of Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ
Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ (Virgin Eleousa), c. 1425–50. Attributed to Angelos Akotantos (Greek, c. 1450). Tempera and gold on wood panel; unframed: 96 x 70 cm (37 13/16 x 27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.154
47TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE BYZANTINE STUDIES ASSOCIATION OF NORTH AMERICA

Byzantine Studies Conference

HOSTED AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY AND THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART

IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL

DECEMBER 9-12, 2021

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Welcome

The first Byzantine Studies Conference was held in Cleveland in 1975. It has been held annually in a different city each year. The conference will be held again in Cleveland, between December 9-12, 2021.

Lion of St. Mark, Crucifix, Monastery of St. John, Lampadistis, Kalopanayiotis, Cyprus, Painted Wood, ca. 1500.

In Honor

In honor of Alice-Mary Talbot, Walter Kaegi, and David Wright, organizers of the first Byzantine Studies Conference in Cleveland in 1975.  

Picture of Elizabeth Bolman

Our Host

Elizabeth Bolman holds her MA and PhD in Byzantine art history (Bryn Mawr College), and is the Elsie B. Smith Professor in the Liberal Arts and Chair of the Department of Art History and Art at Case Western Reserve University. She is a Senior Fellow in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton...

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Department of Art History and Art

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Nancy and Joseph Keithley

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Byzantine Association of North America
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