Review the following images and respond to the questions listed below. Be sure to include references and support all statements. The textbook and online references should be used and listed as sources. Posts should be grammatically correct and a minimum of 200 words or 1/2 page single spaced type.

Virgin (Theotokos) and Child, icon (Vladimir Virgin), late 11th to early 12th centuries. Tempera on wood, original panel

Christ as Savior of Souls, icon from Saint Clement, Ohrid, Macedonia, early 14th century.

1. Discuss what classical artistic traditions are present in these two images.

2. How did the artists of these portraits use color, line, texture and proportion to show the heavenly, divine quality of the subjects?