The Pandemic and Miracle-Working Icons from Romania. Iconographical Case Study: The Theotokos and the Holy Child
The Pandemic and Miracle-Working Icons from Romania. Iconographical Case Study: The Theotokos and the Holy Child
Author(s): Marcel Gh. MunteanSubject(s): Visual Arts, Eastern Orthodoxy
Published by: Addleton Academic Publishers
Keywords: Theotokos icon; ecumenical council; Hodegetria; Eleousa; Theotokos of the Passion (Strasnaya); Sweet-kissing (Glykophilousa);
Summary/Abstract: This study aims to present some of the most renowned miracle-working icons from Romania. The history of the icons of the Theotokos starts with the Holy Tradition of the Church, which describes the Holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke as the very first iconographer; he painted the three icons of the Theotokos holding the Holy Child. Of these, the most well-known is called Hodegetria. We have based our research on the icons of the Theotokos from the following Romanian monasteries: Dintr-un Lemn, Neamț, Nămăiești, Ghighiu, Nicula, Sihăstria Voronei, and Dervent.
Journal: Romanian Journal of Artistic Creativity
- Issue Year: 8/2020
- Issue No: 4
- Page Range: 89-102
- Page Count: 14
- Language: English
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