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Ukraine
Painting, Tempera on Wood
Size: 9.4 W x 9.4 H x 0.8 D in
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Virgin Mary, Archangel Michael, Archangel Gabriel icon painting The icon painting is made according to the technique of the 15th century. Materials used to create this icon painting: lime board, chalk ground, gold, tempera, ocher, cinnabar, glauconite, indigo, white. _____________________________________________ THE ICON MAKING PROCESS The process of creating an icon painting begins with the prayer of the icon painter. As for the technological side of the process, it is traced back to the 15th-16th centuries and looks like this: a cloth soaked in animal glue is applied to the prepared board. After complete drying (1 day), 6 layers of chalk with glue are applied to the board. This process is called gesso (levkas). Accordingly, each layer of gesso dries for 24 hours. That’s why it takes 7 days just to prepare the board. Meanwhile, a drawing is made on a paper, in the process it can be either erased or corrected. When it’s ready, it is transferred to the board. After that 23 carat gold is applied onto the board. The next stage is laying colors using only natural pigments such as ocher, indigo, whitewash, glauconite, semi-precious minerals, malachite, lazurite, azurite, cinnabar, auripigment. Natural stones are grinded in a mortar to a powder and kneaded with egg yolk. The work goe from dark tones to the light ones to achieve lighting and shading. The finished icon is then varnished. All in all, 6-7 days - that's how long it takes to create the simplest icon.
Original Created:2020
Subjects:Religion
Painting:Tempera on Wood
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:9.4 W x 9.4 H x 0.8 D in
Frame:Not Framed
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.
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Ships From:Ukraine.
Customs:Shipments from Ukraine may experience delays due to country's regulations for exporting valuable artworks.
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Ukraine
15 years ago I could not even think that one day I would quit my job and dedicate myself completely to icon painting. I majored in Engineering and this is not the area associated with painting. As to the drawing, painting skills, back then I could only boast about the love of technical drawing. It was even hard to imagine myself with a brush in my hand. At that time, 15 years ago, I got interested in icons, or rather their meaning and symbolism. This curiosity did not go unanswered, and I came across an advertisement for a course in icon painting at the Radruzh School of the Ukrainian Catholic University. Again,I just wanted to learn more about the Ukrainian icon, but the course included both theoretical and practical training, i.e. mastering the skills of painting techniques of the 15th century. In a blink of an eye, I became their student and for 4 years I commuted to another end of my city to take the classes. The course ended, but the love for icon painting only grew, the time for my daily work was occupied by icon painting. That's how one ad and the desire to learn changed my life completely. Soon, I was invited to join the teaching staff of the school and now I have the opportunity to pass on my knowledge to others. Ukrainian iconography is so rich that I want more people to recognize it, pass it on to their descendants and understand the meaning behind one or another element of the icon.
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