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Negotiating the Sacred: Byzantium, Venice and the True Cross in Late Medieval Venice

August 18, 2015

On February 18th, Holger Klein was our featured speaker for the ICMA's lecture at the Courtauld Institute of Art. Please enjoy this video encore of Dr. Klein's lecture about art, faith and politics in late medieval Venice.

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