Hand-Painted Tempera and Gold Leaf Greek Icon
Item Details
An original hand-painted tempera and gold leaf on gessoed board Greek icon. This contemporary piece, created to appear older, features a classically Greek Orthodox stylized depiction of the Madonna and Child. The piece has a hand-painted striped brown, black, and red border, and several Greek characters across its upper half. Gesso has been applied in a manner that created long vertical cracks across the piece. An ovular stamp with several Greek characters is visible to the verso, where there is also an eyehook for hanging.
Medium or Materials | Wood |
Condition
- vertical cracking to paint. A few areas of paint have chipped away at lower half of piece.
Dimensions
Item #
17CIN466-180