Icon: Ascension of Christ with the Hetoimasia, Andreas Ritzos, Undated, From the collection of: The National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
This Ascension of Christ with the Hetoimasia was painted hundreds of years after iconoclasm took effect but would have been an example of what was not allowed in the Byzantine Empire following The Synod of 754 because it depicts Christ in an image.
Saint Onouphrios with scenes from his life, Emmanuel Skordilis the priest, 1650 - 1670, From the collection of: Monastery of St. John the Theologian, Patmos, Greece
This painting of Saint Onouphrios would have been considered heresy by The Synod of 754 because Emperor Constantine V deemed images of Saints as heresy because "saints live on eternally with God".
The Entombment of Mary, Giotto di Bondone, 1310, From the collection of: Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
The Entombment of Mary was painted in 1310C.E. and depicts Mary, Mother of God, being laid to rest. During the iconoclastic period within the Byzantine Empire, this painting would have been considered heresy because in the Synod of 754, Emperor Constantine V stated that "Who dares attempt with heathenish art to paint the Mother of God, who is exalted above all heavens and Saints?"
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