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...

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

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

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

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.

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

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)

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...

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

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.

"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.

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.

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!

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

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

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!

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

Very sad news. I enjoyed her "The Children's Book" immensely. www.theguardian.com/books/2023/n...

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

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.

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...

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

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?

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

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