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‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

By Christabel Helena Anderson on September 3, 2020
‘Being’, The Art and Life of Father Sophrony

Archimandrite Sophrony, painting Christ at the Last Supper, early 1980s, the Monastery of St John the Baptist, Refectory.[1]  Image: ©The Stavropegic Monastery of Saint John the Baptist, Essex.   Editorial note: This is the second part of a series on the artistic path and iconographic legacy of Saint Sophrony (Sakharov) as seen through a collection […]

Posted in Artist Features, Iconography, Reviews, Theory, Writers | Tagged abyss, art, biography, book review, Elder Sophrony, England, English Iconography, essex, Father Sophrony, icon painting, iconographer, iconography, liturgical art, Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Paris, Russia, Russian Orthodox, Saint Silouan, St. Silouan the Athonite, St. Sophrony, St. Sophrony the Athonite, Theology, Tradition September 4, 2020

Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony

By Christabel Helena Anderson on January 3, 2019
Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony

Editorial note: Due to its little-known subject matter and the book’s current limited availability in some regions, the following is a summary, rather than a standard review, of Seeking Perfection in the World of Art: The Artistic Path of Father Sophrony1 – Sister Gabriela’s monograph on the artistic journey and iconographic legacy of Elder Sophrony. […]

Posted in Iconography, Reviews, Theory | Tagged book review, Elder Sophrony, England, English Iconography, essex, Fr. Sophrony, iconography, monastery, pencil drawings, St. Silouan, Tolleshunt Knights May 5, 2020

A Cloisonné Enamel Reliquary Icon of Saint Vincent of Zaragoza

By Christabel Helena Anderson on March 3, 2015
A Cloisonné Enamel Reliquary Icon of Saint Vincent of Zaragoza

Editor’s note:  This article continues Aidan Hart’s recent article about a reliquary for Saint Vincent of Zaragoza and details Christabel Anderson’s process for making the cloisonnée icon.   This article contains a background to the history and technique of cloisonné enamel and a description of the processes used in making the cloisonné enamel icon plaque of Saint Vincent […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts | Tagged Aidan Hart, Anglo-Saxon, art, Byzantine, champlevé, Christ, cloisonne, design, Eastern Orthodox, enamel, enameling, enamelling, gold, Icon, iconographer, iconography, kiln, madrid, Metalwork, okhlad, Orthodox Church, precious metals, protomartyr, quill, reliquary, repousse, Revetment, riza, Russia, Russian icons, saint, Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Vincent, silver, St. Vincent, Symbolism, techniques March 1, 2015

The Role of Matter in Iconography & the Liturgical Arts

By Christabel Helena Anderson on July 10, 2012
The Role of Matter in Iconography & the Liturgical Arts

“What shall we offer Thee, O Christ, who for our sake was seen on earth as man? For everything created by Thee offers Thee thanks. The angels offer Thee their hymn; the heavens, the star; the Magi, their gifts; the shepherds, their wonder; the earth, the cave; the wilderness, the manger; while we offer Thee a Virgin Mother, […]

Posted in Iconography, Minor Arts | Tagged art, Christabel Anderson, iconography, illumination, lapis lazuli, manuscript, natural resources, pigment, worship July 10, 2014
 

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