This paper addresses the sense of sight through case studies drawn from Byzantine art, the art of Orthodox Christianity. Vision is central to Orthodox worship, facilitated by images known as icons. By enabling the visualisation of the invisible divine, the importance of icons is paramount in enhancing the faithful’s religious experience
The article deals with the issue of physical appearance of the saintly images in Byzantine painti...
Among our most cherished modern assumptions is our distance from the material world we claim to love...
Since the beginning of Christianity, Christians have been faced with the ambiguous nature of "image"...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [76]-80)From its inception, the Christian religion, born ...
The current study addressed the study of (The aesthetics of Byzantine Christian art). Its problem wa...
The establishment of the Byzantine Empire by Constantine the Great in AD 330 ushered a new dimension...
The objective of this paper is to introduce readers to the perspective of a particular icon, namely ...
Orthodox Christian iconography is unique; it is strikingly different from other types of art and oth...
ABSTRACT: The holy icons and church painting represented on the inner walls of the holy places of wo...
Much recent literature has focused on distinguishing the icon from mere representations, with some s...
Byzantine art tends to be considered in almost exclusively visual terms. However, Byzantine writings...
Icon is an inseparable part of the Orthodox Church tradition and worship life. The image of Christ i...
Iconography, especially emanating from Eastern Christianity, has a certain allurement for Western Ch...
Inasmuch as "a fundamental topic in the humanities... [is] the relationship between image and t...
In this paper, I will attempt to present a comprehensive picture of the theological significance of ...
The article deals with the issue of physical appearance of the saintly images in Byzantine painti...
Among our most cherished modern assumptions is our distance from the material world we claim to love...
Since the beginning of Christianity, Christians have been faced with the ambiguous nature of "image"...
Includes bibliographical references (pages [76]-80)From its inception, the Christian religion, born ...
The current study addressed the study of (The aesthetics of Byzantine Christian art). Its problem wa...
The establishment of the Byzantine Empire by Constantine the Great in AD 330 ushered a new dimension...
The objective of this paper is to introduce readers to the perspective of a particular icon, namely ...
Orthodox Christian iconography is unique; it is strikingly different from other types of art and oth...
ABSTRACT: The holy icons and church painting represented on the inner walls of the holy places of wo...
Much recent literature has focused on distinguishing the icon from mere representations, with some s...
Byzantine art tends to be considered in almost exclusively visual terms. However, Byzantine writings...
Icon is an inseparable part of the Orthodox Church tradition and worship life. The image of Christ i...
Iconography, especially emanating from Eastern Christianity, has a certain allurement for Western Ch...
Inasmuch as "a fundamental topic in the humanities... [is] the relationship between image and t...
In this paper, I will attempt to present a comprehensive picture of the theological significance of ...
The article deals with the issue of physical appearance of the saintly images in Byzantine painti...
Among our most cherished modern assumptions is our distance from the material world we claim to love...
Since the beginning of Christianity, Christians have been faced with the ambiguous nature of "image"...
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