Forgery of Icons

Abstract

This article is based on the thesis „Icon Forgery. A historical, ethical and technological reflection” by the author, which explains, when is an Icon genuine or a forgery. In doing so, the terms Icon and Icon-copy will be defined by taking the aspects of the religious significance as well as the historical development into consideration. Within the given frame only a few phenomena will be described. Detailed explanations can be found in the complete thesis.

Keywords

• falsification
• forgery
• Icon
• Icon-copy