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Painting St Polycarp (Part 2): Face and Beard
7 Years of the Byzantine Iconography Tutorial Project on Patreon
Painting St Polycarp (Part 1): Garments
Painting St Olga of Alaska: Face
Painting St Olga of Alaska: Garments
Patreon Tutorial Release! Painting Long Beards
Painting St Paisios: Face and Beard
Painting St Stephen: Hair and Face
Painting St Stephen: Garments
Painting the Face of St Gavrilia
Painting St Menas Step-by-Step (Part 3: Hands)
Painting St Menas Step-by-Step (Part 2: Face and Hair)
Painting St Menas Step-by-Step (Part 1: Garments)
Painting the Face of St Anthony Step-by-Step (Miniature)
Painting Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace Step-By-Step
Painting Jesus Christ - The Extreme Humility
Painting St Maria of Paris (With Interventions from the Saint Herself)
Painting St Porphyrios (On Emotional Manipulation and Black Garments
Revisiting the Patristic Theology of the Icon. Part 2: The Modern Theology of the Icon: Is it Orthodox?
Although Ouspensky and Kontoglou are often credited with the modern revival of traditional iconography and the Byzantine/Russian painting style, the “rediscovery” of the icon did not actually have its beginnings in the Church, but in the rise of nationalism and Romanticism in late 19th century Russia and the revolution taking place in Western art with the birth of Modern art.