Posts Tagged ‘iconography’
The Modern Saints: The Icons of Gracie Morbitzer
An emerging artist reimagines an early Christian art form to explore her own struggles with the Catholic Church and to reconnect with her faith.
Read MoreThe Virgin of Vladimir: The Afterlives of a Byzantine Icon
The history of the “Virgin of Vladimir” icon involves veneration and appropriation and demonstrates the rich cultural heritage of Ukraine.
Read MoreFrom Sinai to Kyiv: The Journey of Four Icons
The cultural heritage imperiled by the Russian invasion of Ukraine is not exclusively Ukrainian: it represents some of the oldest and rarest of Christian artifacts.
Read MoreArt, Icons, and Healing
During the late medieval and Renaissance periods, art certainly had a healing power. And perhaps the same can be said about our own time as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to ravage the globe after more than a year.
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