What would Orthodox icon painting be without the philosophy of Orthodoxy? Where did the ancient belief come from that an “icon master” who begins to paint not according to the canonical Tradition, but from his own invention, is guilty of eternal torment? And what did it seem - or was it perceived? - Andrei Rublev or Feofan the Greek “the embodiment of the truth of things”? These are just a few of the topics covered in this book.