Representations of the Life-giving Spring feast in Romanian iconography

This article explores the development of the theme of the Life-giving Spring in Byzantine iconography. The path towards its establishment was initiated at the moment when a representation rule, an original convention was set. Thereafter, because of its diffusion in time and space, the theme became e...

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Autor principal: Abrudan, Ioan O. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Publicado: 2021
En: HTS teologiese studies
Año: 2021, Volumen: 77, Número: 4
Otras palabras clave:B Life-Giving Spring
B Byzantine and Post-Byzantine Iconography
B Woodcut
B Goldsmith
B Ancient Romanian Art
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Sumario:This article explores the development of the theme of the Life-giving Spring in Byzantine iconography. The path towards its establishment was initiated at the moment when a representation rule, an original convention was set. Thereafter, because of its diffusion in time and space, the theme became enriched by particular mentalities and sensibilities of the epochs and the communities that adopted it as a form of devotion for the Virgin Theotokos. As a result, the representations we have known so far are extremely varied.Contribution: The final purpose of this approach, as well as its contribution, is to highlight the diverse unity of the iconographic tradition and illustrate both the evolution of the theme in the painting of Romanian church artists and its gradual refinement through the incorporation of diverse nuances and new perspectives.
ISSN:2072-8050
Obras secundarias:Enthalten in: HTS teologiese studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.4102/hts.v77i4.6719