Iconographic Resources
This page is a listing of various websites that have good, relevant information for Iconographers. It is dedicated to the practice and study of Iconography as a Liturgical art form that leads to a lifestyle of prayer and communion with God.
If you have a link that you would like me to add, email it to me for next month’s publication.
Websites Containing Resources
- Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, Massachusetts
- The Getty Museum– Medieval Imagery database.
- Catholic Artists Society – Hosts talks, masses, and lectures on art and religion by noted experts and theologians.
- Icons and their Interpretation– a non religious site with detailed explanations of interesting Icons from the past.
- Kolomenskya Versta- A Russian website with many resources for Iconography- books, brushes, pigments, links to Icon boards, etc.
- New Christian Icons Online Icon Classes, Student Resource guide, Article on How to Gesso Icon Boards
ARTIST SUPPLIES FOR ICONS
- Natural Pigments carries paints, grounds, and other Icon writing supplies. It also has weekly articles on technical advances in relevant art materials.
- This is an excellent article by Koo Schadler on egg tempera blending.
Icon Boards and Pigments
Custom Made beautiful Icon Boards by Miroslav Zivanovic email for prices
ubmiroslav.iconboards@gmail.com
Trekell provides boards but not gessoed boards
Websites for Christian Artists
- CIVA Christians in the Visual Arts
- The Episcopal Church Visual Arts website ECVA
- Rene Vilate Press Christian book publisher
- Information on pre-recorded online Icon classes.
- Online- Zoom Icon painting classes
American Association of Iconographers 