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Fine Art
Icon “Archangel Gabriel”
- ID:
- 495
- Inventory number:
- Ж-494 КН-43075
- Type:
- Paintings
- Material:
- board
- Techniques:
- wire, levkas, oil, gilding, iconography
- Dimensions:
- 17.5x24 cm
- Date of creation:
- 18th c.
- Preservation:
- Gilding is peeled off, paint layer is worn, crack
- Location:
- unknown
- Origin:
- Mariupol
- Provenance:
- Burlachenko V.Ya. Head of the Customs Department. Act No. 50 dated 05.07.1991.
- Date of record to the inventory book:
- 31.05.1991
Item description from the inventory book:
The Archangel is depicted standing 2/3 of his height. Facing right (3/4). The right hand is extended forward in a spiritual blessing, and the left hand holds a staff. The chiton is green with white highlights, the folds are written in gold and black lines. The himation is painted with pink paints in light and dark shades on a gold background. The halo is gilded with the inscription in black paint: “STY ARCH... HA...” The face and hands were rewritten, thin lines of the original drawing are visible under a thick layer of brown paint. The Archangel is depicted against the background of an interior painted in red with details drawn in white lines. The image is framed with a gilded field. The edges of the icon are outlined with thin lines of green and red.