The lives of Christ and the Virgin in Byzantine art
Pentecost (literally “the fiftieth day”) depicts the descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles as described in Acts 2 and is commemorated fifty days after Pascha (Easter). The Holy Spirit takes the form of tongues of fire.
The Icon: A Manifestation of Theology - Traditional Byzantine Iconography
Nov 9, 2017 · On the first Sunday of Great Lent, the Orthodox Church celebrates the restoration of the Holy Icons, which were banished during the time of the Byzantine Empire, Leo III the Emperor, in the year 726. He openly took the position against the painting and veneration of …
Byzantine Icons: A Legacy of Humanism - Greek Orthodox …
The Byzantine icon makes a definitive statement that human beings, regardless of anything else, are in essence images and icons and reflections of the luminous nature of God. But this is not a static, passive and unchangeable condition.
Holy Pentecost: The Descent of the Holy Spirit ... - Orthodox …
Jun 23, 2024 · The icon of the Feast of Pentecost is known as “The Descent of the Holy Spirit”. It is an icon of bold colors of red and gold signifying that this is a great event. The movement of the icon is from the top to the bottom.
A Review of "Distant Relatives: Ancient Imagery of the Classical …
Dec 10, 2019 · Her intervention sparks new questions: Can we actually fully understand the nature of the Holy Spirit? And further, is there a single right way to represent theological concepts through art? Perhaps the most familiar Byzantine icon reinterpreted by Zavitsanos is the Christ Pantocrator. Zavitsanos’s take is strikingly different.
Four Icons from a Pair of Doors (Panels), possibly part of a …
Painted around 1400, these four delicately wrought images are exemplars of the Late Byzantine icon style of the empire's capital Constantinople. Like the finest earlier Byzantine works attributed to the capital in the Museum's collection, their style was influential throughout the Orthodox world.
Icons teach us and remind us what we are and what we should strive to become. They show us the importance of matter and of material effects. They show us the transfiguration of matter under the power of the Holy Spirit and how this is important for us. Icons bear witness to the Incarnation and the Divine Logos came down into our humanity; He
Four Icons from a Pair of Doors - The Byzantine Legacy
From the heavens, the hand of God and the dove of the Holy Spirit make explicit the recognition of Christ as the son of God. The Anastasias, the Easter image of Orthodoxy, displays a radiant Christ standing on the doors of Hell as he raises Adam and Eve from their graves.
Heavenly, Rare Byzantine Icons of Christ Pantocrator
11 hours ago · An iconostasis is a tiered wall of icons between the nave and the sanctuary in Orthodox churches. In churches, Byzantine artisans later replaced mosaics and encaustic painting in favor of cheaper ...
14.4: Byzantium from the End of Iconoclasm to the Latin Conquest
Dec 30, 2024 · The most characteristic creation of the Byzantine period is the icon—an image of a holy figure or event from Christian tradition, often presented against a gold background and thereby separated from any worldly context. One of the most common subjects for such icons is the Virgin Hodegetria, literally “She Who Shows the Way” in Greek.