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Ironically, the "Orthodox" icon of Stalin (the one the mustache-less man, probably mustacheless out of reverence for Stalin, is holding) does more to elevate Stalin to God-like status than any Soviet iconography did. Orthodox icons of Stalin should display him as a non-martyr or a martyr of one believes he was killed (but certainly not depict him like Christ). He should be holding either a list of his victims or a cigar. He does not give blessings, but may give a "high five" or thumbs-up, but the thumbs-up must be accompanied by an enigmatic, unsettling grin. I think, if it's a gift for Isa, Stalin can be depicted holding maps, either of gulags or conquests.
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« Reply #144 on: November 30, 2012, 10:54:50 AM » |
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« Reply #145 on: November 30, 2012, 11:08:21 AM » |
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Is there any rule against having Christ depicted holding, I dunno, greenery?
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« Reply #147 on: November 30, 2012, 03:34:43 PM » |
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Here is one that claims to be of Arius the heretic And Judas Iscariot, who betrayed Christ (It is monastery icons, though, to be fair, but still a shlock icon nonetheless I find both of these far more offensive than any Stalin icon. |
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« Reply #149 on: November 30, 2012, 04:07:25 PM » |
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« Reply #150 on: November 30, 2012, 04:18:39 PM » |
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« Reply #159 on: November 30, 2012, 06:03:34 PM » |
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Might as well round it out — Nestorious: That's not Nestorius. That is a 12th century icon of St Gregory the Wonderworker of Neocaesaria. DAMN YOU, GOOGLE! So much for a one-off heretical icon post. I thought it was too well preserved to be true...Every other image I could find of Nestorious had the face scratched off. Gotta brush up on my Greek. |
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I know this is of non-Orthodox origin (it is the Catholic ‘Our Lady of the New Advent’), but...Is there any rule against having Christ depicted holding, I dunno, greenery? The consistent Orthodox iconographic tradition is that the Christ-child holds a small scroll, symbolizing divine wisdom (after all, He is the Wisdom and the Word of God) if He holds anything. |
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I would like to see some icons of Ivan the Terrible before I die.
No halo, but clearly in an iconographic style. I was aware of this. It's just a near-contemporaneous portrait. Since Western portraiture was not really in Muscovy at the time, iconographic art was the sort of baseline, it seems. In traditional Orthodox icons of St. Ivan Grozny, he is holding a severed head, dripping blood. I'd like to know what the Slavonic says. |
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Here is one that claims to be of Arius the heretic And I think that's St Spyridon. Yes, it is St Spyridon. The inscription is pretty clear, and the saint is wearing his distinctive wicker shepherd's hat. Oh, so that's what it is? I thought it was some kind of malformed giant acorn. |
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Someone asked for "icons" of Ivan the Terrible:  And this is allegedly a myrrh-streaming version:  The spiel at the bottom is a velichaniya (magnification, a hymn of praise sung at Matins at the Polyeleos/Polyelei, as the priest stands before the icon of the saint or feast being commemorated, censing it) to the "saint": We magnify you, our great-martyr, beloved of Christ, and divinely-wise Tsar Ioann, and we honor your holy memory, for you pray to Christ our God for us.Un-believable. |
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Great martyr?
I read in a couple articles quotes from people in the Russian Chruch that myrrh streaming from an icon isn't proof of sanctity of the individual depicted. This was before the Royal Martyrs were canonized. Same also with St. Yevgeny Rodionov.
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The style is a lot better than those of Stalin, however.
Great martyr?
I read in a couple articles quotes from people in the Russian Chruch that myrrh streaming from an icon isn't proof of sanctity of the individual depicted. This was before the Royal Martyrs were canonized. Same also with St. Yevgeny Rodionov.
It is unfortunate there are no bloody heads or that he and Metropolitan St. Philip are not together.
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