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THE ICON:TRUTH AND FABLES - Chapter 5 - Spiritual vision and the icon - mmekourdukova — ЖЖ Ivan Bilibin, Image Of Jesus, Christ Pantocrator, Religious Artwork, Religious Paintings, Art Sacre, Christ The King, Biblical Art, Byzantine Icons

Spiritual vision is considered, and not without reason, as a fundamental element of this phenomenon that we call the icon. Let us take a closer look at what this vision consists of, so as to avoid confusion and misunderstandings. I would start with a series of quotations from the well-known work of…

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Mother Of Christ, Panna Marie, Arte Occulta, Orthodox Christian Icons, Russian Icons, Art Sacre, Blessed Mother Mary, Child Jesus, Byzantine Icons

The Icon of the Mother of God “Of the Sign”, depicts the Most Holy Theotokos with prayerfully uplifted hands, and the Divine Infant is at Her bosom in a mandorla (or sphere). This depiction of the Mother of God is regarded as one of the very first of Her iconographic images. In the…

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Orthodox Icons Russian, Theotokos Icon, Ortodox Icon, Lack Of Attention, Orthodox Iconography, Orthodox Art, St Ambrose, Eastern Orthodox Church, Christian Icons

By John Sanidopoulos The main reason Orthodox Iconography is more about imitation than innovation is to prevent heretical concepts from entering the Church, since heresy can just as much be depicted in icons as written in books and proclaimed from the pulpit. One such innovation in Orthodox Iconography that began in America is the depiction of the "Holy Family", showing Christ either in the arms of both St. Joseph and the Virgin Mary, or in the arms of St. Joseph alone. While such depictions…

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Seraphim Of Sarov, Orthodox Saints, Orthodox Christian Icons, Orthodox Icon, Russian Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, Byzantine Icons, Orthodox Christianity, Greek Orthodox

St Seraphim of Sarov and the Bear, hand painted-orthodox icon, orthodox Byzantine icon, Christian iconography, icon art, icons paint PLEASE NOTE THIS LISTING IS MADE TO ORDER! MINOR DIFFERENCES ARE POSSIBLE BUT YOU WILL BE PROVIDED PICTURES OF THE ACTUAL ICON YOU ARE RECEIVING. The icon will be pai

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