Transfiguration miniature icon
Russian icon, hand-painted Transfiguration miniature measuring 6x9cm.
In the scene of Transfiguration Christ goes on top of Mount Tabor with his disciples Peter, James and John. The mountain is the place of the encounter with God and its revelation.
The disciples, in a state of ecstasy, saw the deified body of Jesus Christ. They fell to the floor hit by the light emanated by the luminous aura surrounding the body of Christ.
This small icon is very refined, hand made by the painters of the Russi...
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Russian icon, hand-painted Transfiguration miniature measuring 6x9cm.
In the scene of Transfiguration Christ goes on top of Mount Tabor with his disciples Peter, James and John. The mountain is the place of the encounter with God and its revelation.
The disciples, in a state of ecstasy, saw the deified body of Jesus Christ. They fell to the floor hit by the light emanated by the luminous aura surrounding the body of Christ.
This small icon is very refined, hand made by the painters of the Russian school of Palekh.
Everything is perfect even in the smallest details.
Hand-painted on wood with egg tempera and gold leaf, following the antique iconographic techniques of the Russian Church.
The images are painted on canvas then transferred on wood.