Angelophany and Art after Iconoclasm

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Published: Jul 6, 2011
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/dchae.452
Keywords:
Middle Byzantine period 9th – 10th century Iconoclasm Angelophany the manuscript of Christian Topography the Miracle at Chonae Cappadocia
Glenn PEERS
Abstract

Theological thinking after 843 was formulated and based on a new direct and more intimate participation in visions of epiphany. Under this light the cases of Angelophany are being examined and contextualized in works of art that were produced shortly after Iconoclasm, e.g. the vision of Isaiah in the manuscript of Christian Topography of the second half of the 9th century, or the Miracle at Chonae firstly depicted in the church of St. John (Güllü Dere) c. 900 in Cappadocia. It is being assumed through these examples that art after Iconoclasm showed a heightened awareness to make divine epiphany present both as historical occurrences and as an ongoing revelation of an abstract spiritual reality.

 

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