Montserrat Museum, Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Monistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phos Hilaron (joyous light,
Montserrat Museum, Benedictine abbey of Santa Maria de Montserrat, Monistrol de Montserrat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Phos Hilaron (joyous light, icons). The iconography exhibition of the Church of the East aims to present, through the holy icons, surrounded by the golden light typical of Byzantine churches, the faces and mysteries, the glory of Jesus Christ, of the Virgin Mary (the Theotokos), that of the saints and the feasts of the calendar. All of this constitutes a sacred world, which seeks to reflect the glory of uncreated light, as experienced by the Church of the East. This section of icons from the Byzantine-Slavic churches has an absolutely special character in the discourse of the Museum of Montserrat. It is a world outside this world, in which the golden light of Byzantium shines, which allows you to see and contemplate the same icons in an atmosphere more typical of a sacred space than of a gallery art. Only in this way, the icons find their atmosphere and transmit their message.
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Location: Montserrat
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License: Licensed
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