![]() ![]() Who first taught Art to fold her hands and pray. Luke on his sterling attempt: “Give honor unto Luke Evangelist Ironically, Dante Gabriel Rosetti, one of the pioneers of the often-iconoclastic art movement, the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, was full of glowing remarks for St. He is also one of the four Evangelists who chronicled the life of Jesus with a disarming intimacy. Luke’s immediate connection to the first group of Jesus’ disciples and Mary, mother of Jesus. Luke’s involvement with the first icon has an enduring legacy due to St. It is one of the most reproduced icons which enjoys a ubiquitous status. This is one of the most immediately recognised icons which features the Blessed Virgin holding infant Jesus. Luke is widely known as Our Lady of Perpetual Succour in Western Europe, while in Eastern Europe, which is predominantly Orthodox Christian, it is known as Hodegetria because the original was displayed in the Monastery of the Panaghia Hodegetria in Constantinople, modern day Istanbul. Though there is no evidence to substantiate this claim, writings began to appear with devotional fervour for the next few centuries on the subject. Luke in the first century of the Common Era. The icons are described as ‘Windows to the Heaven’ due to their latent spirituality ready to be harnessed.Īccording to traditions, the first icon was painted by St. It is often painstaking and the very definition of the ‘labour of love’ as every brush stroke is accompanied with reflection and prayer. The icon painter is considered a mere conduit for a ‘Higher Realm’ rather than a celebrity to be showered with adulations. This blurred line adds further mystique to this traditional art medium which has been evolving for the last two thousand years, but never loses its original essence or ethos. Icon origins are found in a hazy past where the history is often interchangeable with legends and myths. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |