Category Archives: Icons

From the plan to the image – the making of an icon

Posted on May 9, 2020 by proverbs6to10

From the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. The making of an icon, from the wooden board up! 20 minutes of fun.

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The Passion of Christ goes digital – from Athen’s Byzantine and Christian Museum

Posted on April 18, 2020 by proverbs6to10

In time for this holy week period, the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens is offering a digital tour of some of its best works. This gold-embroidered Epitaphios (liturgical vestment) dated to 1751 from the famous workshop of Mariora in … Continue reading →

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Ancient textiles from the East in Western churches and museums

Posted on June 22, 2016 by proverbs6to10

Julianna Lees is compiling a list of Eastern textiles pre-1200 in Western churches & cathedrals, and a photographic resource to go with it. She is interested in Silk Road influence, Sassanian fragments, Byzantine, shrouds, etc. On her Flickr site she … Continue reading →

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Holidaying in Amalfi and finding Byzantium

Posted on June 8, 2016 by proverbs6to10

When we think of the Amalfi coast most will think of spectacularly beautiful, and fashionable towns clinging to precipitous rock faces, expensive hotels, and maybe even the odd film star walking the streets of Amalfi or Positano. Made popular as … Continue reading →

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SPBS Summer Lecture – Hellenic Centre London, 7 June

Posted on May 31, 2016 by proverbs6to10

The Society for the Promotion of Byzantine Studies summer lecture will be held on 7 June 2016 at The Hellenic Centre, 16-18 Paddington St, London W1U 5AS. Professor Liz James will talk about: Material Faith: the mosaic of the Archangel … Continue reading →

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Church of Saint Georgi (George), Kurbinovo, Prespa, Republic of Macedonia

Posted on July 22, 2012 by proverbs6to10

I made a recent visit to beautiful Lake Ohrid to walk parts of the Via Egnatia and to see as many of the famous churches and icons as possible. A local guide recommended a visit to one of the least … Continue reading →

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The Nicene Creed

Posted on April 6, 2012 by proverbs6to10

The  Nicene Creed has been the common expression of Christian faith for over 1,600 years. Despite some disputes between the church in east and west, the Creed remains something that binds all Christians. Over this holy period of Easter when … Continue reading →

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Transition to Christianity, Onassis Cultural Center, New York City

Posted on December 17, 2011 by proverbs6to10

An insightful art exhibition at the Onassis Cultural Center in New York City is providing answers to one of the central mysteries of Western civilization. How did Christianity evolve from a persecuted religious sect under the Roman Empire into a … Continue reading →

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Two crimson codes from Berat to be exposed in Sofia during XXII International Congress of Byzantine Studies

Posted on August 2, 2011 by proverbs6to10

Sofia. Two crimson codes from Tirana, dated back to the VI and IX century, will be exposed during the exposition themed ‘The Brilliance of Byzantium. Greek Illuminated Manuscripts from the Balkans VI –XVIII’ held in the frames of the XXII … Continue reading →

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Unlike art, icons are to be adored

Posted on July 31, 2011 by proverbs6to10

All the icons in the Empire of Byzantium were burnt, smashed or whitewashed 1,200 years ago. Only a handful survived, from territory where the Emperor’s writ did not run. One, of Christ as the Ruler of All, (below) was kept … Continue reading →

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