THE LAST DAYS OF BYZANTIUM | Splendour and decline of an Empire
This project based on the history and destinyof the glorious Byzantine Empire, from 25 November to 5 March 2019, up to its last days, springs from fruitfulcollaboration between the München-Freising Diocese Museum, the Venice National Marciana Library and other important European institutions.
up to its last days, springs from fruitful collaboration between the München-Freising Diocese Museum, the Venice National Marciana Library and other important European institutions.
The exhibition illustrates the significance of the journey by Emperor Manuel II (1399-1403) and of his diplomatic gifts, in eight sections, against the background of events leading to the fall of Constantinople in 1453, showing the intense cultural exchange between Europe – and Venice in particular – and Byzantium, at the dawn of Humanism.
A short film introduces the dramatic situation of Byzantium in the last decades before the fall of Constantinople.
Catalogue (in German): Sieveking.
