Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture
Responding Icons and Miraculous Images? Is There a Theology for Mosaics?
Liz James, University of Sussex
Thursday, February 9, 2023 | 12:00 PM EST | Zoom
Mosaic, Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem. Photo: Liz James
The ‘theology of icons’ is well-discussed in Byzantine Studies: the role that religious images played in Byzantine life; the relationships between the icon, the worshipper and the divine; debates about the representation of the divine. How do these ideas play out with mosaics however, which are not easy to understand as live lines of communication with the divine in the same way that icons (when understood as panel paintings) are? How can we think about mosaics as icons, or is this the wrong question?
Liz James is a Professor of Art History at the University of Sussex.
Advance registration required at https://maryjahariscenter.org/events/responding-icons-and-miraculous-images
This lecture is co-sponsored by the Harvard University Standing Committee on Medieval Studies.
Contact Brandie Ratliff (mjcbac@hchc.edu), Director, Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture with any questions.