Influenţa isihasmului în iconografia bizantină – Icoana Maicii Domnului cu Pruncul a lui Teofan Cretanul de la Mănăstirea „Sfântul Neofit” din Pafos, Cipru
The Influence of Hesychasm in Byzantine Iconography – Icon of the Mother of God and Child by Theophanes the Cretan from the “Saint Neophyte” Monastery in Paphos, Cyprus
Author(s): Marcel MunteanSubject(s): Visual Arts, Pastoral Theology, Eastern Orthodoxy, History of Religion
Published by: Renaşterea Cluj
Keywords: Saint Gregory Palamas; Theophanes the Cretan; Mother of God with the Child; hesychasm;
Summary/Abstract: This study concerns the influence of Hesychasm in Byzantine iconography, in particular presenting some of the characteristics of the Cretan school of painting, in relation to those of the Macedonian school. The teaching of Saint Gregory Palamas, related to the veneration of the Mother of God in the tradition of the Orthodox Church will be highlighted, with an emphasis on the analysis of an icon of the Mother of God with the Child painted by Theophanes the Cretan in the 16th century.
Journal: TABOR. Revistă de cultură şi spiritualitate românească
- Issue Year: XVI/2022
- Issue No: 11
- Page Range: 55-62
- Page Count: 8
- Language: Romanian
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