Imprinting the Divine: Byzantine & Russian Icons from the Collection in Houston Oct 21, 2011 12:00 AM

Venue: Menil Collection, The Address: 1515 Sul Ross St Houston 77006 Phone: 713-525-9400 Start Date: October 21, 2011 End Date: March 18, 2012 Start Time: 11:00AM End Time: 07:00PM The Menil’s collection of Byzantine icons is widely regarded as one of the most important of its kind in the United States. "Imprinting the Divine" spans six-hundred years, from the 13th to the 18th centuries, and encompasses a number of distinct cultures including Greek, Slavic, and Russian.

Taking the diversity of the collection into account, “Imprinting the Divine: Byzantine and Russian Icons from the Collection” examines these works not in an attempt to situate them within a particular context, but rather to explore how they were designed to transcend time and place.

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