The iconographic stylization persisted in Italy in some regions due in part to the fact the some parts of Italy remained under Byzantine rule until as late as the 11th century and the painting style continued, passed down by tradition.
Viktor Vasnetsov and the Revival of the Icon
Aidan Hart on Beauty, Matter and the Sacred
Hermits, Icons, and the Sacred
Reclaiming the Gothic: Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
The Frescoes at St Francis of Assisi, Baddesley Clinton, England, Part 3 - the Chancel Arch Images
My hope is that every person in this parish is catechized so as to understand the images they see. Then, when people visit the church to see the paintings, as they surely will, any parishioner can be a docent who takes them on a tour of the church and in so doing becomes an evangelist for the Faith.
Recently Completed Frescoes by Martin Earle, Baddesley Clinton, England, Part 1
Icons, Parables, and the Word
Saint Lazarus the Painter, and the Artist in Heaven
Saint Lazarus Zographos (the painter) believed that we do not live for the here and now, we live for the future. We are not content with what is, but struggle to achieve what should be and what will be. As pilgrims on this earth we look to the future. The earth is not heaven, it is the path to heaven.
