St. Clement, Post 4: Prototypes east & west, ancient and modern

Of these eight icons...

7 give Clement short hair;
5 show long beards;
6 use red, white, or a combination on his robes;
5 show him holding a Book; and
5 portray a halo.

These would appear to be "default elements" for my icon, although I am leaning towards a scroll rather than a book.

Other observations of interest:

In one he holds a bishop's crozier; in the western painting he wears a Pope's hat; and in two icons he offers a bishop's blessing (though with different finger configurations: one uses the IC XC blessing, one uses the Trinity/Dual Nature blessing).

Background Elements: One uses a tile mosaic bakground; one uses a complex bakground combining what apperas to be a quarry (possibly a catacomb?) with the Roman skyline; and two use a blue background.

In two of the Icons he is clearly looking to "his left" (the observer's right), which I interpret as his looking to the East from Rome (which is consistent with his entreaty to Corinth).

All elements to pray on....