2015年9月22日星期二

A modern interpretation of the meaning of icons

As an Orthodox icon of traditional content, in the 18th and 19th centuries have been ignored and forgotten the religious consciousness, even something as decadent and abandoned. What are the reasons there are basically three: First, from the appearance point of view, the preservation of ancient icons are dusty, dark face, do not see the true colors of the United States (because they do not pay attention to save the sacred heritage and not good), and second, from the content, people only see the spirit of asceticism icon included. And did not see the joy, the third is the 18th-century Russia to accept the West after the Renaissance art of realism.

However, in the context of Russia's "religious philosophy revival of the early 20th century, some Russian theologians and philosophers began to focus on the phenomenon as a spiritual icon, to rethink the traditional icon reveals the ideological content of religious icons. Icon theology and Philosophy in Russia has been an unprecedented development.


The basic tendency of ancient Russian icons is asceticism. 17th century old ritual to send representatives Ava Qom clearly pointed this out. He pointed out that the artist was drawn to the image of the Savior, like Emmanuel, the face is swollen, his lips are red, curly hair, hands are obese. 

This painting is the enemy Nikon premeditated and support, as if painted portraits of the living. However, not so outstanding painter of ancient paintings, they are saints painted face and hands, because of fasting, labor and painful but sales


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