While traveling in Eastern Europe in 1999, Benjamin was intrigued with the beautiful ancient Byzantine style icons. In 2006, she became a student at the Prosopon School of Iconology and studied ...

The National Gallery presents another blockbuster exhibition in celebration of its 200th anniversary exploring the vibrant new way of painting that developed in early 14th century Siena. The rigidity ...

Kovaci, who moved to Atlanta from Greece in 2012, says he has designed iconography for monasteries and churches throughout his career. He says he studied under a Byzantine iconographer and now ...

An increasing number of women are finding inspiration and solace in iconography, Abigail Frymann Rouch discovers ...

Studies in Iconography: Themes and Variations. Review of Anthi Andronikou, "Italy, Cyprus, and Artistic Exchange in the Medieval Mediterranean" by Justine M. Andrews Review of Paroma Chatterjee, ...

The real treasures were hidden behind those walls: modest, three-room Gothic churches, covered from bottom to steeple-top with Byzantine iconography in vivid, intense colors. Voronet, built by ...

After assimilating the skills, the Byzantine canon, a rich documentation and a general knowledge of the medieval art, some of them have been able to define their own style. And this fact has allowed ...

That if you turn Christianity away from having pictures of God, then the Byzantine Empire might get God's favour back, and that seems to be one of the big motives in attacking images, icons ...

Inside, you'll find a small museum of Byzantine icons, books, relics and a traditional olive oil press. While the interior and exterior architecture is a must-see for any history buff, recent ...

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral, the largest Orthodox church in the country, has some of the most impressive Byzantine-style icons in Houston. The gray stone cathedral with a gold dome sits on ...