June 11, 2020 426 0 Why Do We Need Inscriptions On Frescoes and Icons? Text in church art provides a sacred passport of the image. If there is an inscription, there is an icon. If there is no…
June 10, 2020 290 0 Unknown Fact about a Known Icon According to some estimates, the number of venerated icons of the Blessed Virgin Mary is about seven hundred, many of them wonderworking – that…
June 7, 2020 385 0 The Cosmic Meaning of Icon Pentecost is a feast that encompasses all creation. After the Liturgy, there is a Vespers at which the genuflect prayers are recited. They are…
May 28, 2020 400 0 Iconography of the Ascension The holiday of the Ascension was established in the Church calendar around the 4th century. The great Fathers of the Church – St. Gregory…
May 25, 2020 1410 1 Does an Icon Painter Have to Be a Believer? According to the dictionary, icon painting is a type of art. However, this is a very special kind of art, and its definition is…
May 21, 2020 1155 0 Medieval Icon Painting of Georgia The origins of Georgian ecclesiastical art are associated with Europe and Asia due to its geographical location. The Assyrian Fathers brought with them the…
May 14, 2020 622 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 7, 2020 185 0 Why Are Icons with the Same Name Not Alike? Iconography follows duplication of the icon – creating an image based on an existing one. We know that in ancient times, duplications were often…
May 6, 2020 321 0 Feodorovskaya Icon of the Mother of God The Church tradition ascribes the Feodorovskaya icon of the Mother of God from Kostroma to the Evangelist Luke. The history of its discovery is…