Menologion Vatican illustration detail showing Saint Stylites atop column against golden background
Menologion Vatican illustration Title: Saint Simeon Stylites Artist Name: Master Pantoleon Genre: Byzantine Manuscript Illumination Date: circa 1000 AD Materials: Gold leaf, pigments on parchment Location: Vatican Library, Rome (Vat. Gr. 1613)   Meeting Heaven and Earth The golden background sets my heart ablaze. It’s not just paint – it’s pure light frozen in time. This illustration from the Menologion catches Saint Simeon at that mystical point where earth touches sky. I’m struck by how the artist captured something so […]...