Iconography Rules. These rules were published. Make it symbolic and meaningful.
Style should not compromise legibility. Icon painters have formal offices of blessing of their brushes paints etc. Against the humanistic conception of art the Council of Trent proclaimed rules constituting a new system of religious iconography which put an end to the live tradition of medieval art.
Inscriptions can be made both in Church Slavonic and in Greek language.
These rules are called the Iconography guidelines. The purpose of the Iconographer is through his images attempt to evoke a prayerful ambience and connection between the icon and the observer. Iconographers Rules In Iconography on May 25 2006 at 209 am. 5 Rules for Strong Iconography.
