June 25, 2021 The birth of a most special mosaic In the ancient city of Patras, Greece, its main attraction is the cathedral that keeps the relics of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called….
June 7, 2021 Stained-glass Windows in Orthodox Churches? We associate stained glass with Gothic temples. However, it also plays a sacred role in Orthodox churches. The first stained glass windows appeared in…
April 22, 2021 The Royal Isographers — Who Were These People, and What Did They Do? We asked this question to Dmitry Trofimov, director of the visual arts workshops “Tsargrad” The royal isographers were the icon copiers or icon painters…
March 26, 2021 “Reading” the Murals in the Temple Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops: Mural painting has its canon just as there is a canon for writing icons. This canon,…
March 2, 2021 Preaching Christ with a Paintbrush This giant painting took Alexander Ivanov 20 years to complete and is now displayed at the Tretyakov Gallery of Moscow. To complete this work,…
February 9, 2021 Portrait of Saint Xenia of St Petersburg Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg was canonized at the end of the 20th century. Known to have spent her life in St Petersburg, she…
February 1, 2021 What is Paleh? Anatoly Vlezko, leader of the workshop “Palehsky Ikonostas”, answers. Paleh is an old Russian village, now an urban-type settlement in Ivanovo Region of Russia….
December 9, 2020 The Ciborium: History and Origin This article is dedicated to ciborium, a distinct architectural object in a Christian temple. In modern churches, this construction is rare, but if you…
December 8, 2020 History of Iconography in Africa Christianity came to Africa as early as in the 1st century after Christ. It was preached in this part of the world by three…
December 1, 2020 Knowing Christ through Cinema Films on topics of religion have always raised controversy. It is hard for a human to play Christ plausibly and genuinely. It is only…
