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Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261

Michael VIII Palaiologos recovered Constantinople in 1261, initiating the last major Byzantine period of artistic and intellectual renewal.

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1261 · Political transition

Late Byzantine Renewal and Afterlives · dated event

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Dating / scope noteByzantine recovery of Constantinople and start of the Palaiologan imperial phase.

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557)
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Picturing salvation — Chora’s brilliant Byzantine mosaics and frescoes
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ConstantinopleByzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261 —occurs-at→ Constantinople · source-backedWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-160.Capture of Constantinople, 1204Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261 ←precedes— Capture of Constantinople, 1204 · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-159.Late ByzantineByzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261 —begins-context-for→ Late Byzantine · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-161.Late ByzantineByzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261 —reopens-context-for→ Late Byzantine · chronologicalWhy this? Explicit relationship rel-344.

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Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261occurs-atConstantinopleassociated-withVirgin Hodegetria
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Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261occurs-atConstantinopleassociated-withIcon with the Virgin and Child (Met 17.190.103)
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Byzantine Reconquest of Constantinople, 1261occurs-atConstantinoplemade-inDouble-Sided Pendant Icon (Met 1994.403)
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Capture of Constantinople, 1204

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Late Byzantine

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Late Byzantine

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Byzantium: Faith and Power (1261–1557)
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Smarthistory
Picturing salvation — Chora’s brilliant Byzantine mosaics and frescoes
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text-reference-only; image rights vary by credited work

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