The Power of Icons

The Power of Icons
Author: Jan Morsink Ikonen (Firm)
Publisher: Snoeck
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2006
Genre: Art
ISBN:

"This illustrated book presents a collection of unique icons not usually seen outside the confines of the living room. A collection assembled by the brothers Simon and Hugo Morsink, both passionate icon lovers and art dealers. Accompanying texts, to which international experts have contributed, explain the meaning of these Greek and Russian icons, dating from the 15th to the 19th century, while several essays take the reader inside the world of this ancient Christian art form."--BOOK JACKET.

Icons

Icons
Author: Nikodim Pavlovich Kondakov
Publisher: Parkstone International
Total Pages: 256
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1780429258

Icon painting has reached its zenith in Ukraine between the 11th and 18th centuries. This art is appealing because of its great openness to other influences – the obedience to the rules of Orthodox Christianity in its early stages, the borrowing from Roman heritage or later to the Western breakthroughs – combined with a never compromised assertion of a distinctly Slavic soul and identity. This book presents a handpicked and representative selection of works from the 11th century to the late Baroque period.