When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Very old genuine,
Estate Piece…Hand Painted Orthodox Icon St
George Slaying Dragon Wood
Panel Pavoloka The red text painted along the top border is written in Church Slavonic (using Cyrillic characters)It provides the traditional liturgical name and titles of the figure depicted.The inscription reads:
“ СВЯТЫЙ ПОБЕДОНОСЕЦ “Святый (Svyatyy): \"Saint\"
• \"Great Martyr\"
- a enanifin daccifination in EactarnThe cheesecloth material on the back is actually a traditional component of the icon-making process called pavoloka (паволока)In traditional Eastern Orthodox iconography, an artist does not paint directly onto bare wood because temperature changes cause wood to expand and contract, which would rapidly crack the paint layer. e
Instead, the iconographer scores the wood panel and glues a thin layer of linen canvas or cheesecloth fabric.Instead, the iconographer scores the wood panel and glues a thin layer of linen canvas or cheesecloth fabric down first. They then apply multiple coats of gesso (a thick plaster primer made of chalk and animal hide glue) over that fabric. Once sanded completely smooth, the icon is painted on top of this stable fabric-and-gesso matrix.This confirms it is a genuine, handmade item: Many cheap modern souvenirs are simply paper prints or digital decals glued to bare MDF boards. The presence of cheesecloth and a plaster ground means a craft workshop or monastery artisan took the time to prepare the panel using traditional,
authentic liturgical methods.Some wear on paint, chips in paint… minor wear.
Structural panel is solid and flat. Colors are superb & vibrant… beautiful piece Measures: Approx 10” X 3/4X 13” Wooden piece. This will be shipped safely. With Tracking and Insurance.
