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An icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting, in the cultures of the Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Catholic, and Lutheran churches. The most common subjects include Jesus, Mary, saints, and angels. Although especially associated with portrait style images concentrating on one or two main figures, the term also covers most of the…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Icon | is a | religious work of art | 0.90 | text |
| that of the miraculous | instance of | Thus accounts | 0.80 | text |
| those of Chora Church | instance of | Palaiologan art reached its pinnacle in mosaics | 0.80 | text |
| Photis Kontoglou | instance of | with a revival attempted in the 20th century by art reformers | 0.80 | text |
| who emphasized a return to earlier styles.RussiaRussian icons are typically paintings on wood | instance of | with a revival attempted in the 20th century by art reformers | 0.80 | text |
| often small | instance of | with a revival attempted in the 20th century by art reformers | 0.80 | text |
| though some in churches | instance of | with a revival attempted in the 20th century by art reformers | 0.80 | text |
| monasteries may be as large as a table top | instance of | with a revival attempted in the 20th century by art reformers | 0.80 | text |
| hetmans | instance of | but also civic rulers | 0.80 | text |
| as well as members of their families | instance of | but also civic rulers | 0.80 | text |
| who emphasized a return to earlier styles | instance of | with a revival attempted in the 20th century by art reformers | 0.80 | text |
| Icon | related to Acheiropoieta | The | 0.60 | section |
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