Blog – Sofia Ajami https://www.sofiaajami.com Ajami Thu, 16 Jun 2022 22:36:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 What is Iconography? https://www.sofiaajami.com/what-is-iconography/ https://www.sofiaajami.com/what-is-iconography/#respond Wed, 01 Jun 2022 09:35:00 +0000 https://musea.qodeinteractive.com/?p=1727 The word icon comes from the Greek word eikon, which means image. Iconography is the study of the images produced by the Saints and faithful Christian artists to elevate the great concepts introduced to the world by Christianity. Images are representation of concepts, and icons replicate Christian Ideas and themes to convey a message

John the Theologian and Prochoros; the Baptism (Epiphany); Harrowing of Hell (Anastasis); Saint Nicholas

Photos Courtesy of The Met Museum

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/479796

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