Images produced in the Eastern Rite churches, since the 6th century, according to prescribed formulas of subject (Christ, the Virgin, saints, and the great feasts) and composition, for devotional use in the church or home. Most commonly tempera on panel, but may be in any two-dimensional or relief medium, including fresco.
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13yrs ago
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