4 posts tagged “virgin mary”

The monastery of Decani in Serbia has some of the best frescoes and icons viewable on the web. And the site called BLAGO | BLAGO is a remarkable collection of photos of these icons and frescoes, not only from the Monastery of Decani, but also the remarkable iconography of Pec Monastery, Sopacani Monastery, Gracianitsa Monastery, Studenitsa Monastery, Ravanica Monastery, and Mileseva Monastery. Besides the icons of the monastery, the site also shows the unique Serbian/Byzantine architecture of the main church of Decani, which is a beautiful setting for the extensively frescoed interior, and the decorative iconostasis and Byzantine Church furnishings. It is well worth the time to peruse the wonderful icons, frescoes, and unique church furnishings of the Monastery on this extensive site.

Christ fresco from Decani Monastery

Another site which has wonderful icons produced at Decani Monastery can be seen here.

Virgin Mary Icon-Monastery of Decani

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Monastery Icons, America's largest supplier of icons and incense, has begun its official blog, in order to keep enthusiasts of Monastery Icons informed about the latest discounts, the newest sacred art, stories of the feasts of the Church, and lives of the saints.

Monastery Icons has added an instructive video to YouTube entitled Monastery Icons: How an Icon is Painted. It is a time-lapsed video showing the various stages in icon painting, from conception to completion. The icon shown in this video is a Byzantine style icon of the Holy Family.

For more information on icon painting, visit the Squidoo lens How to Paint an Icon – Learn Byzantine Iconography