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 artworks (10[1])was painted by Daniel Chorny and another artist for the interior of the Dormition Cathedral. (10[1])Those (10[1])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, (10[1])which may use a riza for protection, often feature a figure holding out his right hand and clutching a book with his left. Christ is often depicted with a “Pantocrator” pose in these artworks (10[1])that were often painted by Andrei Rublev. For 10 points, two periods in Byzantine history opposed what religious paintings often venerated in the Eastern (10[1])Orthodox Church? ■END■

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