Rapier & IconRebirth
I’ve been restoring an old icon that shows a legendary duel, and the way the swords are rendered—so precise, so symbolic—has me thinking. Have you ever wondered how the art of dueling is captured in religious iconography?
Ah, the old icon you’re polishing—swords poised like breathing, each edge etched with intent. In those pictures, the duel isn’t just a fight; it’s a symbolic clash between virtue and vice, faith and doubt. The blades become liturgy, each slash a prayer, the posture a testament to discipline. So yes, I’ve seen how the art of dueling turns into theology—turning steel into scripture, so to speak. It’s a duel, but the stakes are eternity.