[PDF] A Fistful Of Icons eBook

Author : Sue Matheson
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2017-07-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1476629439

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After a century of reinvention and, frequently, reinterpretation, Western movies continue to contribute to the cultural understanding of the United States. And Western archetypes remain as important emblems of the American experience, relating a complex and coded narrative about heroism and morality, masculinity and femininity, westward expansion and technological progress, and assimilation and settlement. In this collection of new essays, 21 contributors from around the globe examine the "cowboy cool" iconography of film and television Westerns--from bounty hunters in buckskin jackets to denizens of seedy saloons and lonely deserts, from Cecil B. DeMille and John Ford to Steve McQueen and Budd Boetticher, Jr.

Author : Robin Cormack
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,77 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780674026193

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Byzantine and Russian Orthodox icons are perhaps the most enduring form of religious art ever developed--and one of the most mysterious. This book provides an accessible guide to their story and power. Illustrated mostly with Cretan, Greek, and Russian examples from the British Museum, which houses Britain's most important collection, the book examines icons in the context of the history of Christianity, as well as within the perspective of art history.

Author : Lynette Hull
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 23,70 MB
Release : 2019-06-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781733022323

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Exhibition catalog with essays

Author : Linda Proud
Publisher : Pitkin Unichrome, Limited
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 50,92 MB
Release : 2000-01-01
Category : Icons
ISBN : 9780853729907

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The word 'icon' comes from the Greek word for 'image' and has come to refer specifically to the sacred images of the Orthodox Church.

Author : Lyudmila Milyayeva
Publisher : Parkstone International
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 20,42 MB
Release : 2022-12-06
Category : Art
ISBN : 1781608512

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This book analyses the evolution of iconic art from its beginning in Byzantium to the time of the Russian Empire. Icons are a fundamental element in the history of art, and it is therefore crucial to understand how this form of expression began and how it developed over centuries. Icons are discussed by one of the world-renowned experts on early Christian iconography, offering a valuable point of reference for specialists, as well as students.

Author : Patrick Doolan
Publisher : St Vladimir's Seminary Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 31,93 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780881412703

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"Leonid Ouspensky (1902-1987) settled in France following the Russian Revolution and worked as a talented but struggling commercial painter prior to discovering the icon, which became his life's work. Orthodox iconography had been in full decline since the seventeenth century, and Ouspensky set out to recover the genuine sources of Eastern Christian art and to recover the Tradition that had spawned them." "In this work, Schemamonk Patrick Doolan, a pupil of Ouspensky, has chosen and commented on more than 100 of Ouspensky's representative works. Icons, and sculptures and wood and stone as well as pressed metal, are included, giving us a broad range of the talent of this masterful teacher."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Solrunn Nes
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 32,35 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Christian art and symbolism
ISBN : 9780802829160

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This lavishly illustrated guide to iconography explains through words and pictures the history, meaning, and purpose of Christian icons as well as the traditional methods that religious painters use to create these luminous, spiritually enlivened works of art. Solrunn Nes, one of Europe's most admired iconographers, illuminates the world of Christian icons, explaining the motifs, gestures, and colors common to these profound symbols of faith. Nes explores in depth a number of famous icons, including those of the Greater Feasts, the Mother of God, and a number of the better-known saints, enriching her discussion with references to Scripture, early Christian writings, and liturgy. She also leads readers through the process and techniques of icon painting, showing each step with photographs, and includes more than fifty of her own original works of art. Deeply inspiring and utterly unique, The Mystical Language of Icons will inform both those who are familiar with the rich tradition of religious art and those who are not. It also serves as a powerful devotional resource in its own right, one that Christians everywhere can turn to again and again. Book jacket.