St. Athanasius, St. Demetrius and the Virgin with Child
Type:
Icon
Period:
From
the beginning of the
17 century
to
the end of the
18 century
Dimmensions (cm):
100
/ 95
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Sofia
Town: Sofia
Museum: National History Museum
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Other source: Others
Object identification notes
The icon is a typical example of 17th-18th century art that was associated with the big monasteries and bore the features of medieval grandeur refracted through the pursuit of decorative technique and linear treatment that were a characteristic technique in the centuries of Ottoman rule.
Description
An unconventional icon, featuring three saints in full length and full face.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
Base material: Wood
The icon has an inset base.
State, restoration traces and comments
The segmented frame is blue. The background is golden on two thirds of the space from top to bottom and green down.
