Did I just solve one of Art's mysteries?

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MrHistory465 Sources: “Byzantine Art” (2018) by Robin Cormack. Oxford University Press, UK. “Word and Image: An Introduction to Early Medieval Art” (2018) by William J. Diebold. Routledge. New York. “Medieval Art in the Christian West” (2020) by Victoria Charles and Klaus H. Carl. Parkstone Press International, New York. “Medieval Art” (2004) by Marilyn Stokstad. Routledge, New York. “Christian Art: A Very Short Introduction” (2004) by Beth Williamson. Oxford University Press, UK. https://www.jstor.org/stable/27215853?seq=1 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338457261_Secret_hand_gestures_in_paintings https://modernismmodernity.org/articles/timpano-language-esoteric-signs-deciphering-jewish-and-masonic-gestures-viennese-expressionism Audio: Darkest Child by Kevin MacLeod http://incompetech.com Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/darkest-child Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/NDJ7uBPVcH8 Wistful Rain by Ghostrifter Official https://soundcloud.com/ghostrifter-official Creative Commons — Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/ghostrifter-official/wistful-rain Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pkK42DP_g-s Reverie, Pt 3 by Lucjo https://soundcloud.com/lucjomusic Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/lucjo/reverie-pt-3 Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/mSlVaa1Ivuc Mystery by GoSoundtrack http://www.gosoundtrack.com/ Creative Commons — Attribution 4.0 International — CC BY 4.0 Free Download / Stream: http://bit.ly/mystery-gosoundtrack Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/8TKy9bzrk24 Sorrow by Neutrin05 https://soundcloud.com/neutrin05 Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0 Free Download / Stream: https://www.audiolibrary.com.co/neutrin05/sorrow Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/pWAMlIT00hE Image credits: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:5th-century_byzantine_mosaic_at_Hosios_David,_Thessaloniki._Photo_by_Giovanni_Dall%27Orto,_April_20_2024_3.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2012%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7.jpg #history #art #mystery