The Virgin Enthroned
Type:
Icon
Period:
From
the beginning of the
18 century
to
the end of the
18 century
School: Aton Iconographic School
Dimmensions (cm):
76
/ 56
Location
Country: Greece
Province: Kavala
Town: Kavalla
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Other source: Others
Object identification notes
The careful value modelling and the exquisite drawing suggests the hand of Zahari the monk from Mount Athos who painted some icons in the Rila Monastery the 18th century.
The icon has a profiled frame in green and black. The background is milky blue. The inscriptions are in round medallions with a golden edge.
Description
The Virgin is a full-size full-face figure sitting on a throne and holding the Child. She wears a dark-blue chiton and cherry-brown maphorion. Jesus Christ wears a white chiton and a bright-red himation. Two full-size angels amidst round clouds crown the Mother of God. In their free hands they hold open scrolls. They wear chitons and himations in red and blue. Virgin Mary sits on a golden pillow on a throne with lavish baroque decoration. The backrest is topped by two exquisitely painted seraphim on both sides.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
Base material: Wood
