Renewing Civilisation Through Art and Culture

Be sure to check out the roundtable discussion that myself and the other wonderful artists gathered at the ARC conference recorded together:

Renewing Civilisation Through Art & Culture, ARC Artists Roundtable https://t.co/2KxoVw4bsp via @YouTube

— Aidan Hart (@aidanharticons1) February 25, 2025

The Wilton Diptych

Richard II was crowned King #OnThisDay in 1377 👑

The Wilton Diptych, one of a few English panel paintings to have survived from the Middle Ages, was made for his private use. On the inside the King is presented to the Virgin and Christ Child: https://t.co/FdRFcGkpGP pic.twitter.com/ucYfpHNI2Y

— National Gallery (@NationalGallery) July 16, 2022

Festal Icons by Aidan Hart

Book Recommendation: Festal Icons by Aidan Hart https://t.co/Qn9ESyV9ws pic.twitter.com/XOwfWjaSYD

— NLM (@NLMblog) June 14, 2022

Arakiotissa

It's an icon of the Theotokos "Arakiotissa." This blogger gives a great explanation of it: https://t.co/chWIQBNh5k

— Victoria Emily Jones (@artandtheology) December 6, 2021

The Antecedents of Christian Icons

THE ANTECEDENTS OF CHRISTIAN ICONS
Why are the Fayum mummy portraits interesting to Christians?
In our article ‘Fayum Mummy Portraits — The Antecedents of Christian Icons’, we explore the influence of the old tradition on early iconography.
To the article: https://t.co/TR9VSIldUE pic.twitter.com/6LFg0goAxK

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) October 18, 2021

Byzantine Micromosaics

Amazing #Byzantine (yes, Byzantine!) micromosaics of the twelve great feasts from Florence discussed in this book https://t.co/ofc3JhAqpM pic.twitter.com/UACziSOZ25

— Daniel Galadza (@CrunchMasterByz) October 5, 2021

Icons in the Church of the East

Mosaics in Romania's National Cathedral

Romania's National Cathedral’s Altar Mosaic Iconography Revealed as Scaffolding Comes Down: PHOTOS https://t.co/8HHI3Bv3mE pic.twitter.com/zz8vB6A83H

— Pravmir.com (@Pravmir_English) September 12, 2021

Fr. Sergius Nezhbort

Video: Fr Sergius Nezhbort, who is a priest of the Convent and the head of our icon-painting studio, is advising one of our painters on some technicalities.
We will gladly accept orders for wedding, family, baptismal, named church and other types of icons: https://t.co/jftGf7p8Ln pic.twitter.com/Z4EvTt6kHE

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) August 26, 2021

Eastern Christian Books: The Angel Beholding the Face of God

Eastern Christian Books: The Angel Beholding the Face of God

Angelico Press

Painting St. Polycarp

Painting St Polycarp Step-by-step https://t.co/pSwqPUc2Bs via @YouTube

— Julia Bridget Hayes (@ikonographics) July 22, 2021

Icon Painting Studio of St. Elisabeth Convent

We paint an icon and the icon also paints and shapes us in a certain sense. A person gradually opens up, is purified and washed together with the image. Icons are so beautiful!
To watch a trailer for our movie Icon Painting Studio of St Elisabeth Convent:https://t.co/FGDK8bNKJO

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) July 15, 2021

Plato, the Noble Pagan

This is the first time I see this. This is amazing. Not knowing Greek, I never knew what was written on these scrolls https://t.co/mqSQXketjN

— Jonathan Pageau (@PageauJonathan) June 17, 2021

Uncanonical Images

Arising from the lack of an iconographic tradition in the patriarchate of Rome.

Benedicta sit sancta Trinitas atque indivisa Unitas: confitebimur ei, quia fecit nobiscum misericordiam suam pic.twitter.com/WiIDdNPz6e

— kartoshkA † (@aesthetici4n) May 30, 2021

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— Pavlos Papadopoulos (@pleonidasp) May 31, 2021

The Father loves the Son, and the Son loves the Father, and out of their eternal love proceeds the Holy Spirit, three persons subsisting in the one divine essence.

Praise be to the Most Holy Trinity raised high beyond all things, yet nearer to us than we are to ourselves. pic.twitter.com/VKM4fdXCGW

— Professor Pecknold (@ccpecknold) May 30, 2021

Trinity Sunday 2021 https://t.co/UQpUbunDAL pic.twitter.com/3e0nh5UXnu

— NLM (@NLMblog) May 30, 2021

Thee, O God, the Father unbegotten; thee, the only-begotten Son; thee, O Holy Spirit, the Paraclete; holy and undivided Trinity, with our whole heart and voice we acknowledge thee, we praise thee, we bless thee; to thee be glory for ever and ever. #Ordinariate #TrinitySunday pic.twitter.com/6JiyIFZGIc

— Fr James Bradley (@FrJamesBradley) May 30, 2021

Not as Bad as "Monkey Jesus"

While the Ottomans eventually covered the Pantokrator mosaic, it continued to be visible until the 17th century. It was briefly uncovered by the Fossati brothers, who started restoring Hagia Sophia in 1847. This is the crude watercolor made when it was uncovered. pic.twitter.com/uwU1FzPTT9

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 27, 2021

A Crushed Stone Workshop

AT THE CRUSHED STONE WORKSHOP OF ST ELISABETH CONVENT
In the video, our Sr Anastasia gives us an amazing tour of the Convent’s crushed stone workshop where icons from semiprecious stones are made.
To watch the video, please follow the link: https://t.co/nlhXEr7CcR

— St Elisabeth Convent. Orthodox Life And Chants (@StElisabethConv) May 22, 2021

Triptych with the Crucifixion

Triptych with the Crucifixion (10th century) at BnFhttps://t.co/Kd5YxcQi3C

— The Byzantine Legacy (@ByzantineLegacy) May 21, 2021

A Valuable Treasure

An ancient Aramaic manuscript Bible made of gazelle skin with an illustration of the crucifixion of Jesus has been seized from smugglers in Turkey’s Kirikkale.

The 26-page historical artifact is believed to date back to the Early Christian period of the 1st Century AD pic.twitter.com/Le64uNIP9V

— TRT World (@trtworld) May 18, 2021

They Do Exist - Are the Proper?

Stained Glass Windows in Orthodox Churches: Do They Exist? https://t.co/PBrSTJiaYh pic.twitter.com/QXMxGyF5qW

— Russian Faith (@Russian_Faith) May 16, 2021

Christ the Pantocrator

Christ the Pantokrator from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia in a Tbilisi Church (+ Video)https://t.co/RFxrjGufdF

David Tavartkiladze

A copy of the Pantokrator from Constantinople’s Hagia Sophia was solemnly unveiled at the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross in Tbilisi on t... pic.twitter.com/oi5uuXdAek

— Orthodox Christianity (@Orthodoxy2019) May 14, 2021