St. John of Rila
Type:
Icon
Period:
1789 year
Dimmensions (cm):
73.5
/ 54
Location
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Monastery: Rila Monastery
Museum: Rila Monastery National Museum
Source
Country: Bulgaria
Province: Blagoevgrad
Monastery: Rila monastery
Church: in the Pchelino dependance
Object identification notes
This is one of the few dated iconostasis icons in the church.
Description
A traditional waist-high depiction of the saint with a martyr's cross in the right hand an a scroll in the left.
Iconographical technique: Tempera
The gilding is performed with sheet gold.
Base material: Wood
Softwood
