Iconography Of Jesus. The usual iconography of the Resurrection is actually a scene of the Descent of Jesus Christ into hell which according to tradition took place on the Holy Saturday. Jesus Christ the Almighty is a powerful title attesting to Jesus divinity and so it is unsurprising that Christs face is often found to be stern on such Icons.
Icon inscriptions are symbols and acronyms accepted in the Russian Orthodox icon-painting tradition. Chironomia is the art of gesticulations or hand gestures in supporting oratory or conveyance of unspoken meaning understood. Entry into Jerusalem Title.
Around Christs head is a halo an almost universal symbol of holiness.
Hand Gestures in Iconography. Eusebius of Caesarea wrote that in his own day images of Christ and the Apostles going back to apostolic times still existed Ecclesiatical History 718. In these inscriptions contracture is widely used from lat. Jesus Christ the Almighty is a powerful title attesting to Jesus divinity and so it is unsurprising that Christs face is often found to be stern on such Icons.
