Icons and Saints of the Eastern Orthodox
$42.40
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2006
Summary
Explore the extensive imagery and fascinating stories of hundreds of Orthodox Christian icons and saints.
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 i…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780892368457 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0892368454 |
| Author: | .. Tradigo |
| Publisher: | Getty Trust Publications |
| Imprint: | Getty Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2006 |
| Weight: | 696g |
| Dimensions: | 25mm x 137mm x 200mm |
| Series: | Getty Publications - |
Critics Review
“A beautiful, informative read.”
“A beautiful, informative read.”
–Ann Hassan “Tui Motu InterIslands Magazine” (2/1/2021 12:00:00 AM)
.. Tradigo
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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