During the early Byzantine Empire, the themes of mosaics revolved around Christianity, however, mosaics formed a new aesthetic, which is frontal and weightless figures (Kleiner 239). For example, the mosaic of Justinian (Fig. 6) (547) on the north wall of the apse, San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy. Justinian is placed in front of the figures that appear to be floating/weightless. Furthermore, the works rejected classical illusionism. In the Middle Byzantine Empire, Basil I created a mosaic of the Mother of God in the Hagia Sophia (Fig. 7), Turkey in 867 (Kleiner 247). This mosaic showed the dominance of the iconophiles. Furthermore, the mosaic features rich colors such as gold