St. John of Rila

Type: Icon

Period: 1789 year

Author: Unknown

Dimmensions (cm): 73.5 / 54

Location

Country: Bulgaria

Province: Blagoevgrad

Monastery: Rila Monastery

Museum: Rila Monastery National Museum

Source

Country: Bulgaria

Province: Blagoevgrad

Monastery: Rila monastery

Church: in the Pchelino dependance

Object identification notes

This is one of the few dated iconostasis icons in the church.

Description

A traditional waist-high depiction of the saint with a martyr's cross in the right hand an a scroll in the left.

Iconographical technique: Tempera

The gilding is performed with sheet gold.

Base material: Wood

Softwood