A reference to the iconic moments in the history of iconography.
A journey through the boundless world of Byzantine iconography.

After the Fall of Constantinople, Byzantine painters sought refuge in Crete, where they established the “Cretan School” — a blend of Byzantine tradition and Renaissance influences. Theophanes the Cretan defined its direction. Later, Dionysios of Fourna documented the tradition of icon painting. On Mount Athos and in Pelion, the journey of Byzantine art continued, with figures like Pagonis and the painters from Chionades carrying its style into a new era.