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Dog-headed icon.

Posted: Sat 10 March 2018 5:16 pm
by Justice

Can anyone explain the background on this icon of St. Christopher?

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Re: Dog-headed icon.

Posted: Sun 11 March 2018 1:23 am
by Maria

This does not look right.

I would like to see an explanation.


Re: Dog-headed icon.

Posted: Sun 11 March 2018 2:06 pm
by Agios_Irineos
Maria wrote:

This does not look right.

I would like to see an explanation.

Start here:

https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/the ... ristopher/


Re: Dog-headed icon.

Posted: Sun 11 March 2018 6:00 pm
by Justice
Bishop_Irineos wrote:
Maria wrote:

This does not look right.

I would like to see an explanation.

Start here:

https://www.orthodoxartsjournal.org/the ... ristopher/

Thank you your Grace, this helped a lot.


Re: Dog-headed icon.

Posted: Sat 17 March 2018 4:10 pm
by Barbara

I am glad someone was able to answer this : I had no idea what to think. I beginning to think that the dog head was looking like a jackal, which sounds most unpleasant.