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Icon: St. Barbara, Orthodox workshop. The icon depicts Saint Barbara knee-deep, frontally, with her head turned slightly to the left. She holds a sword and the palm of martyrdom in both hands. Barbara is dressed in a light blue dress with a red cloak falling from her shoulders. Her face is slightly rounded, her eyes bulging with large whites, and her lips small, vermilion. She wears a crown; her hair is adorned with flowers and a sash. Her head is surrounded by an ochre-colored halo. The saint is surrounded by palmette leaves, arranged in fleshy shapes. In the lower part is an irregular aedicula an intense red background—formerly with text. In the background, in the upper right corner, the outline of a building is visible. The blue sky is covered with light blue clouds. The composition and style show clear influences of iconography and Western European painting presentation, attributes, use of chiaroscuro. 18th century, possibly Ukraine or Russia. Icon; height 28.5 cm, width 20.0 cm., A painted panel showing a figure with a halo seated against a muted blue-gray background; the figure has light skin, brown hair with small floral adornments, and a neutral expression. The figure wears a pale gray tunic with decorative gold patterning and a layered outer garment in deep red and dark green with accents of black and white on the sleeves. A long slender object is held across the figure’s torso by both hands. Ornate swirling gold-brown decorative motifs frame the lower portion of the panel and extend upward at the sides. The halo behind the head is gold with a reddish outline. Overall colors visible include blue-gray, gold, brown, red, dark green, pale gray, black, white, and touches of pink on the face.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A16_464

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

74.4Mo (4.2Mo) / 36.7cm x 50.8cm / 4334 x 6000 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Icon St Barbara Orthodox workshop icon depicts Saint Barbara knee-deep frontally head turned slightly left holds sword palm martyrdom hands dressed light blue dress red cloak falling shoulders face slightly rounded eyes bulging large whites lips small vermilion wears crown hair adorned flowers sash surrounded ochre-colored halo saint palmette leaves arranged fleshy shapes lower part irregular aedicula intense red background formerly text background upper right corner outline building visible blue sky covered light blue clouds composition style clear influences iconography Western European painting presentation attributes chiaroscuro 18th century Ukraine Russia height 28.5 cm width 20.0 cm painted panel showing figure halo seated muted blue-gray background light skin brown hair small floral adornments neutral expression figure wears pale gray tunic decorative gold patterning layered outer garment deep red dark green accents black white sleeves long slender object held across figure’s torso Ornate swirling gold-brown decorative motifs frame lower portion panel extend upward sides halo gold reddish outline colors visible include blue-gray brown red pale gray touches pink face.