Written by Nicholas B. Penny
Written by Nicholas B. Penny
Western painting
Written by Nicholas B. Penny
Until quite recently very little was known about the icons of this age, but, owing to the cleaning of several in Rome and the discovery of hundreds in the monastery of St. Catherine on Mount Sinai, much material is now available for study. Enough examples are now known to substantiate the significance of the icons. The icons in Rome (large cult images such as that of the Virgin from the Pantheon) represent Christian images at their most formal and monumental. The Sinai icons are more intimate, and many must have been intended for private devotions ... (100 of 71,656 words)Early Byzantine Period (330–717)
Icons