Professionally framed in a solid wood.
Size: Frame incl: 39 x 33 x 3cm. Weight: 1.875 kg
Hand-painted holy Icon in egg tempera painting with detailed sgraffito in 23 karat gold leaf on Pine wood. (Prototype: S. Giorgio dei Greci, c.1600, Venice)
St Catherine, a 3rd century Christian covert from Egypt, is identified by her attributes of martyrdom: the spiked wheel of torture and the victorious green palm. Her respendent clothing and crown also refer to her elevated social and intellectual standing in Alexandria.
Professionally framed in a solid wood.
Size: Frame incl: 39 x 33 x 3cm. Weight: 1.875 kg
Hand-painted holy Icon in egg tempera painting with detailed sgraffito in 23 karat gold leaf on Pine wood. (Prototype: S. Giorgio dei Greci, c.1600, Venice)
St Catherine, a 3rd century Christian covert from Egypt, is identified by her attributes of martyrdom: the spiked wheel of torture and the victorious green palm. Her respendent clothing and crown also refer to her elevated social and intellectual standing in Alexandria.
