Семантика иконы в Беларуси периода I Речи Посполитой*

The article gives a philosophical, semiotic and cultural analysis of the Belorussian icon of the period of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth (second half of the XVI till the XVIII century). Belorussian icon is a synthetic way of presenting the subject, including into its semantic sphere ideas and values of various Christian confessions and social spheres. Sign, symbol and picture are structural components of the icon, creating an integral text, filled with diverse meanings.