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 | #188829 in Books |  Tradigo, Alfredo |  2006-09-01 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  7.75 x1.00 x5.25l,1.53 | File type: PDF | 383 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Informative text and images of Eastern Christianity Iconography.|By Reviewer|I love this series of books- that offer background to the symbolism of images in art (similar titles for classical mythology, the gospels, holy family, angels, etc).. This volume covers Easter Orthodox Icons - which often have ideas and symbolism that are strikingly 'modern' to western readers but real|About the Author||Alfredo Tradigo is the artistic director and art critic for Famiglia Cristiana magazine and has devoted thirty years to research on Christian iconography.|

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 is stylized and primarily symbolic, rather than literal and narrative. Indeed, every attitude, pose, and color depict...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Icons & Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church   |  Alfredo Tradigo. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.

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