St. Theodore Tyron and St. Theodore Stratilates
Type:
Icon
Period:
1614 year
School: Unknown
Dimmensions (cm):
88.2
/ 63
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Village: Dobursko
Church: St. Theodore Stratilates and St. Theodore Tyron
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Village: Dobursko
Church: St. Theodore Stratilates and St. Theodore Tyron
Object identification notes
The icon was probably produced by the author of the contemporary murals in the same church.
Description
The two solemn figures of the saints in richly decorated tunics and cloaks, with martyrs' crosses in their hands are executed in the same linear manner as Christ Pantocrator's 1614 icon. The frame is profiled in a complicated manner, carved and gilt.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
Base material: Wood
Softwood (fir) with linen.
State, restoration traces and comments
The icon was cleaned and restored in 1975.
