St. Haralampios
Type:
Icon
Period:
The beginning of the
19 century
Dimmensions (cm):
113
/ 82
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Sofia
Town: Sofia
Museum: National History Museum
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Other source: Others
Object identification notes
The background is blue and light at the end, with pink and white fluffy clouds. It imitates the real sky in contrast to the neutral golden or horizontal neutral monochrome background of the previous centuries.
Description
St. Haralampios is depicted full face and down to the waist he wears a blue cassock and a red cloak over it, which lavishly ornamented in gold around the neck. The bright red stole under the cloak has embroidery of golden crosses. The saint is what the Hermeneia instruct it should be. He blesses with his one hand and holds a closed gold embossed gospel in his other hand. A graphic golden line writes The Resurrection of Jesus Christ on the gospel.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
Base material: Wood
