Topic: Allegory

Allegorical Personification in Orthodox Iconography

Articles
4 August, 2023

Allegory Greco-Roman Art Icons Theology

Allegorical personification played a major role in Graeco-Roman art: a human figure, not a real person, represented an abstract idea. The Christian artistic tradition, culminating in the icon, reduced or eliminated such symbols preferring depictions of real, historical persons and events. This article analyzes specific icons to show how the process developed.

The Image of God the Father in Orthodox Theology and Iconography and Other Studies

Books
17 February, 2016

Allegory Canons God the Father Icons Images Death Saint Gregory of Nyssa Saint Gregory Palamas Eyes

This book presents eight studies that help the reader to understand icons: The Image of God the Father, Canons on Iconography, The Not-So-Penetrating Look, Death in Orthodox Iconography, Allegorical Personification in Orthodox Iconography, Who Can, Should Paint Icons?, Iconography and St. Gregory Palamas, "Man as the Image of God" in St. Gregory of Nyssa and in Orthodox Iconography.