Icons and Iconoclasm

Icons and Iconoclasm Readings: Stokstad,, ch. 8. Stokstad Range: 500-1425 CE Byzantine Key Terms/Con Terms/Concepts: cepts: Icon, Veneration, proskynesis, acheiropoietai, acheiropoi etai, palladium, Iconoclasm, antokrator, !cheiropoietos, "heotokos, #ode$etria, %rans, &lachernitissa, &lachernitiss a, Eleousa, 'lykophilsousa, (estal, Iconoclast, Iconophile, Iconodule, Iconostasis.

Key Monuments: Vladimir

Vir$in, Constantinople, 12th Century Vir$in and Child )ith *aints and !n$els, *t. Catherine at +t. *inai, second hal o the th century.   "he

Cruci/ion and Iconoclasts )hite)ashin$ an icon o Christ, Khludov Psalter , 850-5. !ndrey

ulyo3,  ulyo3, "he %ld  "estament  " estament "rinity "rinity "hree !n$els Visitin$ !raham, 1410-1425.

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'eneral ")odimensional representations *pecic ictur ictures es o holy persons, e3ents, 3enerated y the Eastern church.

Vir$in Enthroned )ith *aints and !n$els, *t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E$ypt,  th

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'eneral ")odimensional representations *pecic ictur ictures es o holy persons, e3ents, 3enerated y the Eastern church.

Vir$in Enthroned )ith *aints and !n$els, *t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E$ypt,  th

&y:antine Empire in the  th Century

*t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai,

*t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E t 5th Centur CE

*t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E t 5th Centur CE

*t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E t 5th Centur CE

*t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E t 5th Centur CE

*t. Catherine9s o +ount *inai, E t 5th Centur CE

o) o atriarchs rophets o) (estal o) ;eesis o)

6orship o)

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ical Iconostasis

 "ypes o Icons

Christ

Vir$in and Child

*aints

Christ

Christ antocrator, *t. Catherine9s +onastery, +t.

Christ as +an o *orro)s, 'reece, 12th Century

!cheiropoietos, ussian, 12th Century

antokrator ="he !ll o)erul>

Christ antokrator, *t. Catherine9s +onastery, +t. *inai, th Century

+an o *orro)s =*he )ho rei$ns in ma?esty>

Christ as +an o *orro)s, 'reece, 12th Century

!cheiropoietos, ussian, 12th Century

 "heotokos @ "he &earer o 'od Ayriotissa

+osco), 15th Century

#ode$etria

Constantinople, 14th Century

%rans

 "he Vir$in o the Incarnation, ome, 11th

Eleousa

Vladimir Vir$in, Constantinople, 12th Century

Ayriotissa =*he )ho rei$ns in ma?esty>

Ayriotissa, +osco), 15th

#ode$etria =*he )ho sho)s the )ay.>

#ode$etria, Constantinople, 14th Century

%rans =rayin$ Vir$in> %r

&lachernitissa =Vir$in o the si$n.>  "he Vir$in o the Incarnation, ome, 11th Century

Eleousa =Vir$in o tenderness.> %r

'lykophilsousa =Vir$in o *)eet Aisses> Vladimir Vir$in, Constantinople, 12th Century

*aints

*t. eter, *t.

*t. eter, *t. Catherine9s at +t.

!n$els ortraits

!rchan$el +ichael, 'reece, 14th Century

!rchan$el 'ariel, +osco), 1B8-1B5

+iracles

+iracle at Chonae, *t. Catherine9s +onastery at +t. *inai, 12th Century.

+iracles

+iracle at Chonae, *t. Catherine9s +onastery at

(estal

 "he !nnunciation, ussian Icon, 14th Century

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