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With Orthodox icons, darkness seldom occurs, and even then it is in order to emphasize some want, the want of light. Biblical scenes or characters are always bright as, according to St. Basil the Great, by approaching light, the soul itself becomes light. Darkness has come into the world as a consequence of the original sin. It does not exist in itself, since it is not part of God's creation, but lack of light. However, its presence within the created world would disturb man's view on the world at large, resulting...