St. Constantine and St. Helen
Type:
Icon
Period:
From
the beginning of the
19 century
to
the end of the
19 century
Dimmensions (cm):
29
/ 22.5
/ 2
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Town: Bansko
Church: St. Trinity
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Town: Bansko
Church: St. Trinity
Description
A traditional iconographic composition on the theme. The saints are depicted on a light blue background, standing, in royal attire and crowned.
Iconographical technique: Oil
Oil painting with "probaster" technique and velatures on the characters' clothes. The wet-on-wet method is used for the carnation in the body parts.The lacquering is thin and uniform. The gilding on the saints' halos, on the frame enclosing the icon and on the characters' garments is made of sheet gold.
Base material: Wood
One softwood board with two keys, slightly profiled. Plaster ground applied in a thin and uniform layer.
State, restoration traces and comments
Fillings and retouches can be seen upon the damaged parts in the lower part of the icon and upon the frame enclosing the icon.
