The artwork titled “A bishop” is attributed to the Byzantine Mosaics and dates back to around 1300. It is created using the medium of mosaic and belongs to the Byzantine art movement, specifically the Late Byzantine or Palaeologan Renaissance period (circa 1261–1453). The genre of this piece is religious painting, and it is part of a series located in the Pammakaristos Church in Istanbul, Turkey.
The artwork depicts a bishop garbed in traditional ecclesiastical vestments, holding a book, significant of religious authority and scholarly learning. The figure is constructed with meticulous tesserae, or small pieces of colored stone, glass, or other materials, characteristic of Byzantine mosaic artistry. The intricate design manifests the reverence and devotion typical of religious representations from this era, encapsulating both spiritual and artistic grandeur of the Palaeologan Renaissance in Byzantine culture. The background features a golden hue, often used to symbolize divinity and the sacred context in which the figure is placed.