The tradition of eastern orthodox icon is known world wide. Athos, with inscriptions in english, slavonic, and greek and many of the most famous iconographers in history such as theophanes the cretan and st. The difference between greek, russian, and antiochian orthodox is a lot like the difference between mexican and irish catholic parishes. We carry russian and greek orthodox icons, ancient and contemporary, from mt. It complements icon and devotion, the recently published book which explores the culture of the icon by adding the theological insights necessary to a full appreciation of the subject. Round bright icon on a white background gt29getty images france flag. Chapters, which were written by noted russian icon scholars, include the following topics. The icon most collectors are familiar with is a religious image painted on a wood panel which developed about the time of christ. We sell, buy, appraise, and advise on antique objects of christian devotion. Icons from the andrey rublev museum in clinton in the museum of russian icons in clinton mass an iconographer david clayton, artist in residence.
Russian and greek ikons from the charles pankow collection of russian and greek ikons through the nineteenth century by. I have heard that in the russian orthodox wedding ceremony, icons are used. I picked up an awesome book at the monastery, its called our orthodox faith by. The virgin mother, adorer of the eucharistic face of christ vultus christi once concealed and revealed in the sacrament of the altar. We have also import hand painted or hand written icons.
Eastern orthodox icon of our jesus christ the good shepherd the thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. At the 2008 conference of the orthodox theological society. Russian icons orthodox christian icons russian traditions. Russian modern orthodox icon nevsky avenu, 22, saint petersburg, russia, 191104 rated 4. Page 2 find a variety of intricate and religious russian orthodox icons here. Icons are considered to be the gospel in paint, and therefore careful attention is paid to ensure that the gospel is faithfully and accurately conveyed. Project muse russian and greek ikons from the charles. Greek icons a readers guide to orthodox icons page 2. Also do you know of any other differences between greek and russian traditions. This offer could not be combined with other coupons or discounts we do not charge state sales tax excl. Why does the orthodox bible have more books than the. He observes that icons are at the core of the russian faith and sees them as.
Differences between the roman catholic and greek orthodox. How to read and comprehend a russian icon russia beyond. Greek orthodox vs russian orthodox christian forums. In the next pages you will discover a variety of russian and greek icons dating from circa 1500 to 1917. Just like the icon of christ pantokrator, icons of the son of god with his mother are powerful testimonies to the. Side by side look at similarities and differences for things like writing system, scripts used, total number of speakers, noun declensions, no. An overview of the history of the russian icon and its role in russian life. In addition to this, there is the fact that greek orthodox churches especially have a more fluid less formal or legalistic notion of how the idea of a canonical book should be applied. The key word is orthodox, with the ethnic designation in front being a secondary consideration.
Orthodox icons, russian orthodox icons, greek orthodox. Russian and greek icons of the 1718th centuries russian icons of the 16th century and earlier are getting harder to find with prices in the auctions rising at every sale. Its interesting that the prototypic images of saints and feast days seen in the russian icons have remained almost unchanged throughout the centuries. Ancient faith store offers an array of quality orthodox christian books, icons, jewelry, music, and gifts. Eastern icons are famous for their distinctive style of painting and its influence on easterns cultural development. Atkinson was an art critic who inter alia wrote two books on english painters. The main feature of the visual language of russian icons and the principal. You can also see how an icon is painted in timelapse photography on our o holy night video. What are the theological differences between the greek. The technique of painting the russian icon takes its origin from the golden age of byzantine art and continues that style to this day. Icons and their interpretation information for the. Collection of antique russian and greek orthodox icons. High quality handpainted orthodox icon of jesus the good shepherd.
It is regretable that it is out of print, but it is worth the search and there is no risk in buying it unseen. The greek orthodox archdiocese of america, with its headquarters located in the city of new york, is an eparchy of the ecumenical patriarchate of constantinople, the mission of the archdiocese is to proclaim the gospel of christ, to teach and spread the orthodox christian faith, to energize, cultivate, and guide the life of the church in the united states of america according to the orthodox. That is perhaps to be expected of an icon purchased in the city of kokchetav, in kazakstan. Ikona or russian icon derives its name from the greek eikon meaning image. A spectacular entrance to the world and wealth of orthodox icons and. You can purchase this icon of saint john the baptist here. Russian icons and greek icons are the most soughtafter icons but rumanian icons represent a good choice too. The greek alphabet is the ultimate source for latin as well as cyrillic russian, but latin evolved via etruscan that changed a lot, while cyrillic was more direct though it did add extra letters, mostly for sibilants. In orthodox christian style of iconography the images are not painted entirely realistically. Russians sometimes speak of an icon as having been written, because in the russian language like greek, but unlike english the same word pisat, in russian means both to paint and to write. Orthodox icons orthodox icons in greek, russian and. The russian icons from the 17th and 18th centuries are still undervalued and would make a worthwhile investment, although we always suggest that you only buy icons you know. The use and making of icons entered kievan rus following its conversion to orthodox.
The difference between orthodox and catholic is in a number of aspects such as the belief of mary and the acceptance of the pope. An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the eastern. Russian icon imagery became a standard visual language everyone, including the peasants, understood. Icon gallery a constantly expanding collection of over 150 icons by the hand of matthew garrett. On the other hand, irenaeus does not speak critically of icons or portraits in a general. Our store introduces the visitors to many of unique masterpieces in iconpainting art. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly. John yiannias, professor emeritus of art history at the university of virginia. Icon pendants jeweled room office decor gifts for any occasion. An online orthodox books and gifts store offering an extensive line of eastern orthodox icons, books, gifts, music cds, jewelry, crosses, incense, censers, beeswax candles, prayer ropes, greeting cards. Visit our store and discover the richness and beauty of orthodox christianity.
The country today is about 60% kazak and 35% russian. Orthodox icons orthodox icons in greek, russian and byzantine. Eastern orthodox icons are usually twodimensional images and may be made of paint, mosaic, embroidery, weaving. Good choice of antique russian and greek orthodox icons, bronzebrass skladen and crucifixes. The basic cyrillic alphabet is similar to the greek. Some, like some russian and serbian churches, use old church slavonic. United states about blog the ocp society firmly believe that both the byzantine eastern orthodox churches and the oriental orthodox churches are the true heirs to the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church of christ, which was the church of the apostles and the holy fathers. There are cultural differences, the music and food are different, but members know thats all. The greek, along with most other orthodox, use leavened bread, to symbolize the.
Greek letters are used in mathematical notations and to some extent elsewhere. Icons should reveal the divine truth of existed persons or events. From the charles pankow collection of russian and greek icons, thirteenth through nineteenth century temple, richard on. The word alphabet is formed from the first two letters alpha and beta of the greek alphabet. Information for the objective student of russian, greek, and balkan icons. The russian store is your trusted source for genuine antique russian icons and catholic relics.
A history of icon painting is among the most comprehensive single books on the. Russia converted to christianity about ad and adopted the orthodox eastern style of painting icons. Detailed comparison of greek and russian world languages. That is why in old books of icon transfers, the images are generally mirror image. Greek orthodox christian icons in byzantine and slavic styles.
It is a kind of metal cover to put on the surface of an iconpainting. The reason that i will focus only on the spiritual differences is because there can be multiple differences between them. Although russian and greek orthodox icons may seem similar at first glance, in fact, they are not the same. A large selection of eastern orthodox christian icons in byzantine, greek, russian and slavic styles for many occasions. As far as doctrine, holy tradition, understanding of scripture, etc. Find a variety of intricate and religious russian orthodox icons here. Edited by a russian scholar, these two volumes contain 500 drawings collected from archives in russia to comprise one of the largest collections of icon prorisi and perevody imprints and transfers. Icons of the mother of god a readers guide to orthodox. This is a very difficult icon to place, because, to some extent, it reflects all three cultural types greek, russian, and arabic. My answer to you will only capture the spiritual differences between the two.
From the charles pankow collection of russian and greek icons, thirteenth through nineteenth century. Christianity seems to be divided into the eastern and western churches that are referred to as orthodox and catholics respectively. These highquality drawings meticulously reproduce the outlines of canonical icon compositions. Greek orthodox vs russian orthodox vs orthodox in general. Greek orthodox vs russian orthodox discussion in the ancient way eastern. Search russian icon, greek icon and byzantine icon in title and click on. The tradition of the orthodox church maintains that the first iconographer was the evangelist luke, and that the first icon he painted under divine inspiration was of the mother of god holding the christchild. Over unique items are available for purchase in our online store. You can discover more about the world of iconography at another page in this site, the symbolism and history of iconography. An icon is a sacred image of the eastern orthodox church that was often painted on wood with tempera by monks in monasteries. Eastern orthodox christian icons in byzantine, russian and. Since the collapse of the soviet union, many russian icons have been repatriated via direct purchase by russian museums, private russian collectors, or as was the case of pope john paul ii giving an 18th century copy of the famous our lady of kazan icon to the.
What are the main differences between the greek orthodox and russian orthodox churches. Eastern orthodox icons for sale russian orthodox greek. Russian icons, diptyches and triptyches icons, festal icons, greek icons, wedding icons, icon matched sets, christmas ornament icons, and many more. So, it should be easiest to just go through the modern russian alphabet explaining the relationships.
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