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In art, the term Icon (from Greek εικων, eikon, "image") commonly refers to religious paintings in Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, and Eastern-rite Catholic jurisdictions. In churches, icons are commonly displayed on an iconostasis.

In a broader sense, icons are artistic visual representations or symbols of anything considered holy and divine, such as God, saints or deities. An icon could be a painting (including relief painting), sculpture, or mosaic, but usually it is tempera on the wood plank.

The Iconostasis 17th/18th cent, Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland
The Iconostasis 17th/18th cent, Historic Museum in Sanok, Poland

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[edit] Iconostasis

Main gallery: Iconostasis

[edit] Riza

[edit] Encaustic icons

[edit] Byzantine icons

[edit] Greek icons

[edit] Cretan school

[edit] Russian icons

[edit] Early russian icons

[edit] XIII century

[edit] Classical russian icons

[edit] Moscow school

[edit] Novgorod school

[edit] Pskov school

[edit] Tver school

[edit] Icons after XVII c.

[edit] Icons of XVII c.

[edit] Icons of XVIII c.

[edit] Russian icons of XIX c.

[edit] Ukrainian icons

[edit] Modern russian icons

[edit] Icons of Poland

[edit] Icons of Serbia

[edit] Coptic icons

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