Five pictures originating from Byzantine Empire fled from Kiev last May because of it war in Ukraine and were transferred to Louvre museumwhere they are now exhibited.
The images are part of a collection of 16 artworks from the Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko Art Museum. Four paintings come from the monastery of Saint Catherine, on Mount Sinai in Egypt, and date between the 6th and 7th centuries AD. The fifth, depicting Saint Nicholas, comes from Constantinople and dates between the 13th and 14th centuries.
Ukraine’s Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko accused the Russian invaders of stealing art and destroying cultural heritage sites. He also expressed concern over the flooding caused by the recent collapse of the Kakhovka dam, noting that thousands of works of art had taken refuge in the wider area from various parts of Ukrainian territory.
In October 2022, the Kyiv Art Museum was damaged by a Russian missile that landed nearby.
The exhibition at the Louvre Museum entitled “The Beginnings of Hagiography: Images from the Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko National Art Museum of Kyiv” will run until November 6.
Source: News Beast
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