April 30, 2020 1399 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 23, 2020 1294 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 284 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 267 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 1461 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…
March 26, 2020 333 1 This Shrine Descended Right from the Sky The time of the appearance of Godenovo Cross One of the most revered Orthodox shrines is the miraculous Godenovo Cross. Since nothing happens without…
March 26, 2020 203 0 The Podkubenskaya Mother of God It was the first time I’d seen such a big icon, almost as tall as a person. It has survived since the 13th century,…
March 19, 2020 439 4 All Creation Rejoiceth in Thee: The Icon of Singing On Sundays during Lent, there is the Liturgy of St. Basil the Great, which differs from the usual Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom. One particularly…
March 16, 2020 637 0 The Icon – Iconoclasm, the Seventh Council, and after that In the year 767 Stephen of Constantinople saw soldiers trampling an icon. He objected and was told it was ok – it was only a…
March 14, 2020 373 0 The Icon History: Was Iconography contrary to the Second Commandment? Did you ever watch a classic iconographer paint (“write”} an icon? This requires many layers of egg tempura paint, each properly prayed over. The iconographer…