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Iconography
Portia · 41-45
Wow @SW-User interesting 🤓 is it to do with your profession? education?
SW-User
@Portia I taught art history for years. It's pretty interesting
Portia · 41-45
@SW-User it's a topic that intrigues me as well, the power of the visual
SW-User
@Portia There's so much behind them
Portia · 41-45
@SW-User exactly especially in this day and age of social media - and the insta-population 😏
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@Portia definitely. They were painted to tell the stories of the Saints, but the icongrapher used materials paid for by patrons of the church. They believed if they paid lots for the icon, and used gold and minerals, they would get closer to heaven.
Portia · 41-45
@SW-User 😳💰️
@SW-User I have to wonder how today's emojis would be interpreted by future iconographers... 🤔
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@FigNewton 🤣🤣
@SW-User Yeah...that's what I thought. 🤣