Icon depicting the Virgin and Child
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Icon depicting the Virgin and Child
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Published 2017-08-07T16:52:53+00:00
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Icons are sacred images representing the saints, Christ, and the Virgin, as well as narrative scenes such as Christ’s Crucifixion. While today the term is most closely associated with wooden panel painting, in Byzantium icons could be crafted in all media, including marble, ivory, ceramic, gemstone, precious metal, enamel, textile, fresco, and mosaic.
In Byzantine theology, the contemplation of icons allowed the viewer direct communication with the sacred figure(s) represented, and through icons an individual’s prayers were addressed directly to the petitioned saint or holy figure. Miraculous healings and good fortune were among the requests.
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| 发表的日期 | 07/08/2017 |
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| 标题 | Icon depicting the Virgin and Child |
| Date | 6th century |
| 期 | Byzantine |
| 媒介 | Marble |
| 艺术家 | Unknown artist |
| 位置 | Istanbul Archaeological Museum |
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