Chapter 4 - Contents
Byzantine Icons by Subject

All texts and links on this site is organized into six chapters:
         (1) Introductory Pages
         (2) Medieval Byzantine Icons - by Country of origin
         (3) Contemporary Byzantine Icons - by Iconographer
  ==> (4) Byzantine Icons by Subject
         (5) General References
         (6) Miscellaneous Pages

• Icon Galleries
Icons of Christ - Icons of the Theotokos (Mother of God) - Feast Day Icons - Icons of Angels - Icons of Saints - Special Icons

• Icon Types (most common)
Icons of Christ - Icons of the Theotokos (Mother of God) - Feast Day Icons - Icons of Angels - Icons of Saints : including Lives of Saints, and Doctors of the Catholic Church (by Tommy Ferris, superb) - Special Icons

• Iconostasis & Deisis
Brief explanation of the Deisis and Iconostasis together with schematic and many excellent images.

• Understanding Icons (also included under Introductory Pages)
The more one delves into this subject, the better one comes to see (experience) that an icon can be a truly unique and powerful mediator. A collection of about 15 one-page articles (links) by different authors together with a note about my own experience.

• Icon Masters and Icon Schools
- Master Iconographers of the Byzantine periods (early-Byzantine, Byzantine, post-Byzantine)
- Contemporary Icon Masters
- Summary of Icon Schools of the Byzantine periods, as compiled by several sources.

• How to Paint Icons - by mostly contemporary sources

• Byzantine Empire - by various sources (also included under General References)

• Crusades - focus on Fourth Crusade (also included under General References)

• Articles and Books - pertinent to byzantine icons New!

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