Round 12: Tossup 15

One of these artworks allegedly discovered floating in a forest may have been a wedding gift presented by a prince. The Keramion is a type of this artwork made “without hands.” One of these (10[1])artworks was painted by Daniel Chorny and another artist for the interior of the Dormition Cathedral. Those artists also created an artwork of this type depicting the head of a calf in a cup and three angels surrounding a table. These artworks, which (10[1])may use a riza for protection, often feature a figure holding out his right hand and clutching a book with his (10[1])left. Christ is often (10[1])depicted (10[1])with a “Pantocrator” pose in these artworks that were (10[1])often painted by Andrei Rublev. For 10 points, (10[1])two periods in Byzantine history (10[1])opposed what religious (10[1])paintings often venerated in the Eastern Orthodox Church? ■END■

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