“The sacred art of icons” – an exhibition of religious icons painted by Giancarlo Bianchi opened in the Galleria Comunale in Barga Vecchia this afternoon.
The exhibition was strongly supported by the family of Giancarlo Bianchi and in particular by his niece Angela Masotti who personally supervised the installation of the work for the Cento Lumi cultural association along with Paolo Marchi.
An icon (from Greek εἰκών eikōn “image”) is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, from the Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy, and certain Eastern Catholic churches.
The most common subjects include Christ, Mary, saints and/or angels.
Though especially associated with “portrait” style images concentrating on one or two main figures, the term also covers most religious images in a variety of artistic media produced by Eastern Christianity, including narrative scenes.
The exhibition will remain open daily until the 3rd June
