May 14, 2020 620 0 Icon and Hesychasm. Andrei Rublev and Murals of the Dormition Cathedral in Vladimir Andrei Rublev was another, no less brilliant artist of the era of Hesychasm. He was the complete opposite of Theophanes the Greek, although they…
May 13, 2020 425 0 Icon and Hesychasm. Murals of the Transfiguration Church in Novgorod The Divine Light is one of the main theological notions in iconography. The teachings of the Hesychasts imparted a special depth, sharpness, and fullness…
May 3, 2020 332 0 Old Russian Pictorial Embroidery The gold-embroidered Byzantine fabrics were known in Russia even before the adoption of Christianity. It was from Byzantium with which firm diplomatic and trading…
April 30, 2020 1401 0 Manuel Panselinos Not much is known about Manuel Panselinos. There are ongoing disputes about whether he was a real person or just a collective image. Nevertheless,…
April 26, 2020 337 0 Connection Between the Icon and the Liturgy A museum is not the right place for the icon. The icon loses much of its meaning outside the church and liturgical space, because…
April 23, 2020 1303 0 Iconography of the Descent of Jesus Christ into Hell The usual iconography of the Resurrection is actually a scene of the Descent of Jesus Christ into hell, which, according to tradition, took place…
April 17, 2020 286 0 Good Friday in Iconography The events of Good Friday develop with lightning speed. The central theme of Good Friday, the theme of death, is being experienced through this…
April 12, 2020 268 0 The Lord’s Entry into Jerusalem. Iconography The Tradition of the Church, both through divine texts and the multitude of icons depicting the feast, which encapsulate almost all of its contents…
April 9, 2020 1468 1 The Plant World in Iconography We have already published an article explaining that the icon is anthropocentric (Why an Icon Is Not a Portrait of a Saint), but at…
April 2, 2020 584 0 Orthodoxy in Poland. Supraśl Monastery The only surviving medieval Belarusian frescoes are those of the Supraśl Monastery, now Poland. The monastery on the Supraślanka River was founded in the…