 Icon Sacred
Icon Sacred Overview
Icon Sacred is a particular form of art depicting usually Saints and events drawn from Holly Bible. This particular kind of artwork spread, starting from Russia, to the rest of Europe in the Middle Age and especially during the Byzantine Art period. According to Orthodox Christian tradition icon sacred is not only a decoration or illustration but prayers, hymns, sermons in form and color actually. Its purpose is to direct all our senses, as well as mind and human nature to a true goal – the path of conversion, purifying us from every exaltation which can only be unhealthy. It shows human becoming god-like, although it does not cancel anything truly human: psychological element, various human characteristics.
Icon sacred in Italy
The russian influence of icon sacred get to Italy during the 13th century and Cimabue was one the most important italian artist working in the Byzantine style and painting icons sacred, but in front of scenes and shapes relatively flat and highly stylized, proper of Orthodox tradition, he depicted his figures with more life-like proportion and shading.
Silvia Salvadori’s icon sacred
Silvia Salvadori reproduces, on order, icon sacred of tuscan medieval artists such as Cimabue, Duccio di Buoninsegna, Simone Martini, Pietro Lorenzetti, Giotto and more, using same techniques of original artworks. Successive a short list of her icon painting reproductions
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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