Length1h 36m
About this audiobook
This book analyses the evolution of iconic art from its beginning in Byzantium to the time of the Russian Empire. Icons are a fundamental element in the history of art, and it is therefore crucial to understand how this form of expression began and how it developed over centuries. Icons are discussed by one of the world-renowned experts on early Christian iconography, offering a valuable point of reference for specialists, as well as students.
Audiobook details
GenreOther
Length1 hr 36 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 5, 2022
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Christ Pantocrator
3FROM THE ELEVENTH TO THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
4St Peter
5Virgin and Child
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6St John the Baptist
7The Virgin with Child between Two Angels
8The Virgin of Haghiosoritisa, called “Monasterium Tempuli”
9A male and a female martyr
10St Sergius and Saint Bacchus
11The Presentation in the Temple, the Baptism, the Anastasia (or the Descent into Limbo), the Transfiguration
12The Baptism of Christ
13The Raising of Lazarus, the Moving into Jerusalem, the Ascension, the Pentecost
14St Nicolas and scenes of his life
15St Luke the Evangelist
16The Synaxis of the Saint Bishops
17The Virgin of the Caves (Svenskaya)
18The Virgin of Vladimir
19The Great Panagea (The Virgin Orans)
20The Vernicle
21The Archangel Gabriel (The Angel with the Golden Hair)
22St Mark the Evangelist
23The Virgin of Tolg
24St Luke the Evangelist
25The Virgin Hodigitria
26St John the Baptist
27Christ Pantocrator
28The Archangel Gabriel
29The Apostle Peter
30The Crucifixion
31St Matthew the Evangelist
32The Archangel Michael
33Sts Blase and Spiridon with the Herd
34St George on the Horse and Scenes from His Life
35The Miracle of St George and the Dragon
36The Transfiguration
37The Transfiguration
38The Raising of Lazarus
39The Archangel Gabriel (from the Deesis)
40Abraham Entertaining the Three Angels (Trinity Icon)
41The Descent into Limbo
42The Nativity of St. John the Baptist
43Menologion of the Month of February
44The Prophet Elias in the Desert
45Denys, the Great Prophets Daniel, Jeremiah and Jessaia
46Christ Pantocrator
47The Nativity of the Virgin
48The Archangel Michael (from the Deesis)
49St John Chrysostom (from the Deesis)
50The Apostle Paul (from the Deesis)