Icon with the Triumph of Orthodoxy
This later Byzantine icon commemorates the restoration of icons in 843. Its image within the image makes the act of receiving and honoring sacred images visible.
Key points
- Notice the central image held up within the larger composition.
- The work commemorates an earlier event; it is not an eyewitness painting from 843.
- The embedded Hodegetria has a traditional association with Luke, which is not documentary proof that Luke painted it.
