There is a facebook page called “Contemporary Christian Art” but most people would not notice because it is all in Georgian script. Although boasting hundreds of pictures of early art from all of Christendom, the most remarkable aspect to those of us who are not in Georgia is how it prominently features contemporary Georgian liturgical […]
This is post 7 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the seventh part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6) Among all the furnishings found in a church, lamps have always held a certain sacral honor. Saint John […]
This is post 6 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the sixth part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4, part 5) In Western churches, liturgical furniture has historically been conceived as an extension of the architecture. In Gothic cathedrals, the choir […]
The utmost french speaking resource website for Orthodoxy, www.orthodoxie.com, has a very beautiful Flickr stream of the National Museum of Catalonia. It is an amazing showcase of Western icons, liturgical objects, frescoes and furniture from the Early Middle Ages. When looking at the images, what strikes me the most is the boldness in color bringing about a […]
This is post 5 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” This is the fifith part of an ongoing serial (part 1, part 2, part 3, part 4) The marble-clad walls of a Byzantine church are glorious and majestic when glimpsed between icon stands and chandeliers during a crowded, smoky […]
This is post 1 of 12 in the series “An Icon of the Kingdom of God” The liturgical art of the Orthodox Church offers the world nothing less than a vision of the Kingdom of God. There can be no higher calling for art than this. Liturgical art is the combined effort of apostles and […]