Original artwork description:

"Saint Stephen" is a Romanian traditional icons painted on acrylic glass - plexiglass (reverse side technique) with wooden frame, also painted and varnish manually.
Guttagliss Hobbyglas is a high quality glass made from hard polystyrene. Its resistance to breakage is about 10 times higher than the actual glass of the same thickness.
The frame is provided with hanger so it is ready to be put on the wall.

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.

Painting icons on glass is a traditional Romanian form of art. 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 one generation to another, 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 bordered with flowers, rope or stars.

Materials used:

Guttagliss Hobbyglas- acrylic glass, wood, oil colors, acrylic, gloss varnish for wood, gold leaf

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