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Gordon Lankton’s introduction to icons began when he lifted the visage of St. Nicholas, a $20 souvenir, from the dust of a Russian flea market. “Enchanted,” on successive business trips, he added to his personal collection until the depictions of Christ, Mary and saints of the Orthodox Church took over the walls of his home. These days, he travels to auction houses to add to the icons on exhibit at his Museum of Russian Icons.
Originating in Greece, and spreading throughout Russia, these religious pictures were at the heart of ancient disagreement over worship and veneration. Icons were allowed to flourish in homes and churches because of the distinction between venerating (honoring) and worshiping, an act reserved for God.
Icon images are replicated many times over, but the iconography of each piece is unique, and searching for differences between regions and eras can become a thrilling quest.
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