academic Archives – Orthodox Arts Journal

The Painter’s Manual of Dionysios of Fourna and the Byzantine Church of the Monastery of Saint Gregorios

By Nicholas Patricios | October 14, 2022 |

Second zone in the Holy Bema: The Holy Eucharist (center detail) with Christ at the Holy Table (center) and the apostles Peter (left) & John (right)

Over the centuries it had been noticeable that the iconography of Byzantine churches was consistent in content and style. It was most likely that the artists of religious images were following rules on what was to be painted, how images were to be arranged, and how they were to be rendered. In 1839, a painter’s…

Institute of Sacred Arts hosts academic round-table on “Tradition and Innovation in the Arts of the Orthodox Church”

By Fr. Silouan Justiniano | March 23, 2022 |

The Institute of Sacred Arts (ISA) at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (SVS) is currently privileged to have Dr. George Kordis as its inaugural artist in residence for the Spring of this academic year. On Thursday, March 17, a group of distinguished scholars gathered around him at St. Vladimir’s Seminary for an academic round-table…