 Byzantine Iconography
Silvia Salvadori’s Byzantine Iconogrphy
Byzantine iconography is a singular art style, embodied in Orthodox religious tradition images, risen during the Byzantine Empire and lasted to contemporary days, thank to powerful religious experience that these images evoke. In fact the byzantine iconography is regarded not like a simple painting style, but as a prayer in itself, both the way and means. In the past icons had also the purpose to teach to illiterate people the events and facts narrated on Holly Bible.
The Medieval painting style
The most important italian artist painted works in byzantine iconography style was probably Giovanni Cimabue. Born in Florence, he was affected either by art of byzantine period or by tuscany heritage and so his depicted with more life-like proportion and color shading than the highly stylized shapes of Orthodox tradition..
Examples of Medieval Painting
Silvia Salvadori reproduces on order artworks of Byzantine iconography tradition and in particular of Tuscan artists of Middle Age period. Following some examples of paints depicted with the same techniques of originals.
Madonna of the book - Sandro Botticelli
Archangel Gabriel (detail) - Duccio di Buoninsegna
Announcing angel icon - Simone Martini
Virgin and child - Sano di Pietro
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