Virgin Mary, Archangel Michael, Archangel Gabriel icon, original icon, handmade artwork Painting

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.

Painting:Tempera on Wood

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:9.4 W x 9.4 H x 0.8 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.