The Syrian Icon

The Syrian icon is an important human legacy of Syria. The alternations that gave the Syrian Icon its specialty of color, ornamentation and Arabic spirit illustrate the developments that affected Syria.

The Icon is a sacred symbol reflecting the cultural, civilized and artistic features of Syria.

The art of Icon painting reached its peak in Syria in the time of John the Damascene who lived in Damascus in the eight Century.

Beside the Damascus school of painting, Aleppo and Jerusalem had their reputation.

The Syrian Icon is cherished owing its great importance in Christian heritage, that museums all over the world reach to obtain it.