Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church

An icon (from the Greek word "eikon," "image") is a wooden panel painting of a holy person...
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Author: Alfredo Tradigo
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Language: English
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Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church by Tradigo, Alfredo

Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church

€35,58

Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church

€35,58
Author: Alfredo Tradigo
Format: Paperback
Language: English
An icon (from the Greek word "eikon," "image") is a wooden panel painting of a holy person or scene from Orthodox Christianity, the religion of the Byzantine Empire that is practiced today mainly in Greece and Russia. It was believed that these works acted as intermediaries between worshipers and the holy personages they depicted. Their pictorial language is stylized and primarily symbolic, rather than literal and narrative. Indeed, every attitude, pose, and color depicted in an icon has a precise meaning, and their painters--usually monks--followed prescribed models from iconographic manuals.
The goal of this book is to catalogue the vast heritage of images according to iconographic type and subject, from the most ancient at the Monastery of Saint Catherine in the Sinai to those from Greece, Constantinople, and Russia. Chapters focus on the role of icons in the Orthodox liturgy and on common iconic subjects, including the fathers and saints of the Eastern Church and the life of Jesus and his followers. As with other volumes in the Guide to Imagery series, this book includes a wealth of color illustrations in which details are called out for discussion.

Author: Alfredo Tradigo
Publisher: J. Paul Getty Museum
Published: 09/01/2006
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.56lbs
Size: 7.83h x 5.59w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9780892368457


Review Citation(s):
Univ PR Books for Public Libry 01/01/2007 pg. 1 - Strongly Recommended

About the Author

Alfredo Tradigo is the artistic director and art critic for Famiglia Cristiana magazine and has devoted thirty years to research on Christian iconography.

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