Original artwork description:

"Archangels Michael and Gabriel"is a Romanian traditional icons painted on acrylic glass (reverse side technique) wooden-framed painted and varnish manually. The frame is provided with a hanger so it is ready to be put on the wall.
Acrylic glass is a high quality glass made from hard polystyrene. The resistance to breakage is about 10 times higher than the actual glass of the same thickness.
The back of the icon is protected by a piece of hardboard of 5mm at the size of the frame.
If you want this icon at another size or if you want a painting with another saint or another scene, do not hesitate to contact me. I will make for you a recommendation and a price offer.

The iconographic scene presents, in the center, the two Archangels painted as soldiers of the celestial armies, with inverted attributes - Michael holds the Chalice and the curved sword, and Gabriel balances and the cruciferous globe. At the bottom, between the two, Jesus Christ asleep on the stone and the soul of Jesus in the form of a child ascends to heaven. At the top Jesus is surrounded by a chain of clouds on a white background. The border, with the role of separating the sacred part from the secular part, is made of ink, colored dots and gold leaf. The reddish white edges accentuate the dramatic message of the scene.

Painting icons on glass is a traditional Romanian activity. Folk icons on glass are painted on the reverse side of the glass. First, the outlines are drawn with black ink. Then each area is filled with tempera or oil colors. This has been a Romanian folk tradition since the 18th century. In our villages, the knowledge is passed from generation to generation, from parents to children. Many artists remain anonymous. These icons are primitive,colorful, glamorous - and very modern as a plastic conception.
A „definition” of the glass icon says that it has to be done according to a model (izvod). It usually has no anatomical proportions, but balanced chromatic patterns . The models currently used are 200-300 years old.
The writing is Cyrillic. There are several elements of a typical icon on glass: it represents a character or more, the remaining space is filled with flowers borders, rope borders, or stars borders.

Materials used:

glass, wood, oil colors, acrylic, gloss varnish for wood, golden leaf, hardboard

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