Apostle Paul, St. Haralampios, St. Anastasia, St. Barbara

Type: Icon

Period: The middle of the 19 century

Author: Unknown

School: Samokov Iconographic School

Dimmensions (cm): 78 / 57

Location

Country: Bulgaria

Province: Sofia

Town: Samokov

Museum: History Museum

Description

Canonical but unconventional compositional treatment of the theme.

Iconographical technique: Tempera

Gold-leaf was used and there are engravings on the clothes and halos. The development of the images and clothes is typical for Samokov iconographic school during the period.

Base material: Wood

Softwood