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"Influence of Byzantine Icon Art Traditions on the Development of Russian Icons"
The Byzantine Empire was the birth of Religious Iconography. It was imported to Russia when the Orthodox Church spread Christianity to Russia.
Few understand the deep connection between Religions Icon painting and the Orthodox Church Theology.
The influence of Byzantine Icons and their traditions established more than a form of artistic expression but that of Theology and faith also.
There are many different theories of thought on when the birth of the Byzantine Empire originated, but there is little doubt on the influence of the Byzantine culture and the impact it has left in world history. In truth, the Byzantine Empire was that of the great Roman Empire. At this period in time there seemed to be a major shift in ideology. People were starting to turn away from the standard Roman and Greek concept of pantheon deities to a belief in one God. This movement was the birth of Orthodox Theology along with the sacred religious Iconography art form.
The Byzantine style of Iconography is the original style and was the set standard for all Iconography. It was a mixture of Greco-Roman and Syrian art forms.
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