"St. John the Apostle. "
Central Russia.19th Century.
Size: 17.2x17, 2x2,0 cm
Technique & Material: Circular board, chalk gesso, gold leaf, egg tempera, drying oil.
Description: Very nice, elegant and expensive icon. Thin linear painting, multilayer painting of the Apostle John face, profuse decoration of garments, and a complex graving of the golden background makes this icon like a Faberge jewelry. Very charismatic lion sitting next to the apostle.
The perfect state of preservation.
High Resolution Images: fragments.
Price: EUR 1400.-