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This art peice is if done in tempera on wood, the main subject of this art shows the formal characteristics of the Byzantium Art. This type of art is included with a gold like background, has rigid frontal figures and looks flat. The gold is to represent something heavenly of nature. How the many people are arranged draws the viewers attention to Virgin Mary and the Child. Barber notes that such icons were designed as sites of desire.
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This is a Byzantine Icon called The Triumph of Orthodoxy which was created after Iconoclasm ended in year 843 CE. This art piece reflects a period of time when religious art and icons gained its sacred authenticity under the rule of Empress Theodora and Patriach Methodios I. After years of endless debates the church came to an agreement that sought to declare that holy painting or icons can be respected without them being worshiped as gods or holy beings. Barber explains saying that this period marked a clear cutting or ties between art and worship, as icons were no longer seen as objects with divine power or presence but as sacred symbols that help spiritual reflection
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This art shows the restoration of icons to the church. In the very center is the Virgin Mary who holds the Child Christ . Virgin Mary is surrounded by bishops, saints, rulers, and Empress Theodora and her son who played major roles in helping icons be brought back into the church. Each on the people hold scrolls to show faith and unity of the Orthodox belief over Iconoclasm. This art depicts victory of the divine truth.
Iconoclasm
Isaac Antwi (iantwi)
Created on October 28, 2025
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This art peice is if done in tempera on wood, the main subject of this art shows the formal characteristics of the Byzantium Art. This type of art is included with a gold like background, has rigid frontal figures and looks flat. The gold is to represent something heavenly of nature. How the many people are arranged draws the viewers attention to Virgin Mary and the Child. Barber notes that such icons were designed as sites of desire.
Context
This is a Byzantine Icon called The Triumph of Orthodoxy which was created after Iconoclasm ended in year 843 CE. This art piece reflects a period of time when religious art and icons gained its sacred authenticity under the rule of Empress Theodora and Patriach Methodios I. After years of endless debates the church came to an agreement that sought to declare that holy painting or icons can be respected without them being worshiped as gods or holy beings. Barber explains saying that this period marked a clear cutting or ties between art and worship, as icons were no longer seen as objects with divine power or presence but as sacred symbols that help spiritual reflection
Subject
This art shows the restoration of icons to the church. In the very center is the Virgin Mary who holds the Child Christ . Virgin Mary is surrounded by bishops, saints, rulers, and Empress Theodora and her son who played major roles in helping icons be brought back into the church. Each on the people hold scrolls to show faith and unity of the Orthodox belief over Iconoclasm. This art depicts victory of the divine truth.