Working Title/Artist: Medallion from an Icon Frame
Department: Medieval Art
Working Date: ca. 1100
Exterior,
Chapelle du Rosaire de Vence – Henri Matisse
Here are some classic examples of the concept of Icon through History
Medallion with Christ from an Icon Frame
Double-Sided Pendant Icon, Made in Constantinople
Two Examples of Greek Orthodox/Byzantine Art at the Metropolitan Museum
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Two other examples from the Met
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent, ca. 1500. Central Tibet. Distemper on cloth; Image: 64 x 53 in. (162.6 x 134.6 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Zimmerman Family Collection, 2012 (2012.444.4)
Buddha Amoghasiddhi with Eight Bodhisattvas (detail of central figure), ca. 1200–1250. Central Tibet. Distemper on cloth; 27 1/8 x 21 1/4 in. (68.9 x 54 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Purchase, Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Philanthropic Fund Gift, 1991 (1991.74)
Philomène
By Aurelie Guillaume
Small sculpture 2015
And finally, notice how this contemporary artist is using the same cloisonne technique. Learn more at her website! http://aurelieguillaume.com
i·con
/ˈīˌkän/
noun
noun: icon; plural noun: icons; noun: ikon; plural noun: ikons
a painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.
| synonyms: | image, idol, portrait, picture, representation, likeness, symbol, sign; More |
a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol of something.
“this iron-jawed icon of American manhood”
| synonyms: | idol, paragon, hero, heroine; More |
