Archive - The Sacred Images Project

The St. Catherine's Pantocrator

The benchmark for all images of Christ for 1200 years.

Apr 23 •

Friday Goodie Bag: three contemporary iconographers

Also clips and pics, a preview, from our trip to Subiaco & Orvieto

Apr 19 •

The Fayum mummies and Amarna princesses

Part 1 of Egyptian influence on Christian art

Apr 16 •

A note to our many new free subscribers

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Apr 13 •

Introducing the Friday Sacred Art Goodie-bag

A weekly short post of art pics and miscellany

Apr 12 •

Deep Looking part 2: learning to draw gave me superpowers

How fall in love with a work of art

Apr 10 •

Art for Easter; Christ is risen!

A trip through the art of the Lord's Resurrection through the Christian ages

Apr 1 •

March 2024

The monks who slayed a dragon

A visit to the ancient abbey of Saints Felice and Mauro

Mar 27 •

Dragons, wizards and fairy queens, mystic monks and hermit saints

Part 1: Holy places, saints and fairy legends of Umbria

Mar 21 •

A gateway of heavenly light

The Duomo and Crypt chapel of San Magno of Anagni; a world in union with God

Mar 8 •

Icons and copying images

Part 1: iconographic prototypes and Iconoclasm

Mar 6

How to make an icon: a story in pictures and video

Our Lady of Fatima for Jeff

Mar 3 •

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