Icon as Communion: The Ideals and Compositional Principles of Icon Painting - Softcover

George Kordis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935317091 ISBN 13: 9781935317098

Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press, 2011

Synopsis

Notes and observations on the drawing stage in icon painting. The chief objective was to present the thought underlying the Byzantine artistic system, and how this is expressed in the handling of the face, the human figure, and the composition.

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About the Author

George Kordis is Assistant Professor of Iconography (Theory and Practice) at the University of Athens (Greece). In addition, he teaches the art of icon painting at the Athens School of Art. He is Visiting Professor at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music's summer program; at the University of Art and Design in Cluj Napoca, Romania; at the School of Theology of Bucharest, Romania; and at the Pedagogical University of Odessa, Ukraine.

Edition details

• Publisher: Holy Cross Orthodox Press
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1935317091
• ISBN 13: 9781935317098
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 110