Original artwork description:

Reproduction of Viktor Vasnetsov's painting "Christ the Almighty". Its expressive image is enclosed in a perfect circle, against the dark night sky, decorated with burning stars. In his left hand, Christ has a large handwritten Bible, and with his right hand, raised high, he blesses all who look at him, that is, all mankind.

At the corners of the sketch, completing the strict geometric construction of the canvas, there are symbolic images of the Tetraform – four sacred beings associated with the four evangelists. Their images-an angel, an eagle, an ox and a lion – are made in a Golden-ochre scale, which gives the impression of a massive carved frame of the Central round picture.

The picture is dominated by two main colors-blue and brown. Shades of blue are associated with the heavenly, the sublime and the spiritual, and brownish and Golden colors are all earthly, real and human. In this way, the artist wants to convey the dual nature of Christ – the Son of God, born of a mortal woman.

Christ on the canvas has a very expressive, memorable face, especially the eyes that literally penetrate the soul of the beholder. This is a beautiful artistic and spiritual image for the temple.

Materials used:

Oil

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