The Wisdom Iconography of Light. The Genesis, Meaning and Iconographic Realization of a Symbol
The Wisdom Iconography of Light. The Genesis, Meaning and Iconographic Realization of a Symbol

Summary/Abstract: This article demonstrates that the iconography of light around the image of Christ as Wisdom in Byzantinoslavic tradition is a two dimensional representation of a three dimensional sphere. This modeling reflects the hidden meaning of a passage from Dionysius the Areopagite based in Neo-Platonic and Neo-Pythagorean concepts, geometrical and numerical symbolism. In the 13th and 14th centuries, this modeling became more explicit to contribute to the Orthodox Church’s defense of mystical theology, and the generic circle with rays evolved to include first, the single rhombus and then, the doubled rhombus or Wisdom star.

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