St. Archangel Michael
Type:
Icon
Period:
1637 year
School: Unknown
Dimmensions (cm):
91
/ 42.5
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Veliko Turnovo
Town: Veliko Turnovo
Museum: History Museum
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Veliko Turnovo
Village: Arbanasi
Church: The Nativity of Christ
Object identification notes
The carved frame of the author resembles the carving of the royal doors from the iconostasis in John the Baptist's paraclete in the same church and is probably the same author's work.
Description
Archangel Michael, winged, armoured, with a sword in his right hand and a scroll in the left, is depicted as a Guardian. The icon is enclosed in a complex profiled carved frame and a plastic arch above the head of the archangel.
Base material: Wood
Three linden boards fasten with two keys.
State, restoration traces and comments
There is a donor's inscription and a date in the background right of the archangel's feet.
