Icons Flashcards
1
Q
Icon
A
Sacred image used as an aid prayer, mainly in Orthodox Churches
2
Q
What are iconographers?
A
Artists who create icons
3
Q
What are all icons painted on?
A
Wood
4
Q
What are the eyes on icons like?
A
Tend to be bigger
5
Q
What is the nose like in icons?
A
Nose long and narrow
6
Q
What is the mouth like in icons?
A
Mouth small, lips closed
7
Q
Describe the hands in icons?
A
○Long and thin
○May be holding something
○May be pointing towards something
○May be raised in blessing
8
Q
In an icon, what do the colours gold and silver represent?
A
Holiness and power of God
9
Q
In an icon, what does the colour blue represent?
A
Heaven
10
Q
In an icon, what does the colour red represent?
A
Royalty
11
Q
In an icon, what does the colour white represent?
A
Presence of God
