Orthodox Byzantine original handmade Deesis icon, featuring Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist praying to the Lord for the humanity. It is entirely handmade with great detail on a wood panel with raised frame and an additional hand painted border, as well as 24k gold leaf on the halos. This byzantine icon that is a prayerful piece of Christian art, is the perfect spiritual gift to be cherished and hanged down for generations to come. This also makes a great orthodox wedding gift. It would look perfect on a new housewarming prayer corner. PLEASE NOTE THIS ICON IS MADE TO ORDER! MINOR DIFFERENCES ARE POSSIBLE BUT YOU WILL RECEIVE PROOFS OF THE ACTUAL ICON DURING PROCEDURE AND ONE FINAL BEFORE IT IS SHIPPED. ⌘ PROCEDURE: First of all, I prepare the wood with special materials so I can carefully sketch the figure on it. After that I start painting the basic colors and later on, I come back many times with my various brush sizes to end up to the concrete details of the Holy faces. This icon is made according to the traditional old art of byzantine iconography where the image is painted on wood or canvas, with egg tempera (egg yolk, vinegar and color in dust) and gold metal leaves. After painted, it is varnished so it is preserved through time. My aim is to draw friendly and merciful holy faces so that their gentleness inspires somebody to pray and hope. ⌘THE STORY: The Deesis is a traditional Eastern Orthodox icon that depicts Christ Pantocrator carrying the holy gospel in His left hand and blessing with His right hand. Beside him are the Most Holy Theotokos and St John the Baptist. Virgin Mary and St John are facing towards Christ with their hands raised in supplication on behalf of the humanity. The original icon was painted in the 12th century and is decorating St Catherine ‘s monastery in Sinai. *****IMPORTANT INFORMATION***** SIZE: 27.56΄΄x 14.57΄΄ (70x37cm) ⌘ DELIVERY EXPECTATION: I have a 5-6 weeks turnaround on order fulfillment. After fulfillment, the icon is going to be securely shipped via DHL Express and can take 7-15 business days to be delivered. Please notice that contact mobile number is necessary for the delivery. ⌘ MATERIALS: wood, canva, colors in dust, egg tempera, varnish, 24k gold leaves ⌘ CLEANING: use a clean soft fabric to take care of your icon. Please do not use any cleaning sprays, chemicals or water. ⌘Ordering your authentic hand painted icon from ReligiousWorkofArtCo is easy with just 3 steps: 1. Add to Cart 2. Provide us in the “Notes to seller” your contact phone number as it is requested for the postal service 3. Click “Proceed to checkout” to complete your order For detailed ordering instructions check our FAQs, at the bottom of our shop ‘s page here: https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/ReligiousWorkofArtCo?section_id=30199551 °°°°°°°EXTRAS°°°°°°° ✔ Ready to hang ✔ You may have a personalized message hand painted on the backside of the icon free of charge! Please sent us your request in the optional field above. Character limit: 100. Languages: English, Greek, French or Spanish. Example: " May you have every blessing of the Saint in your life. With love in Christ, Your partners" ❀ I gladly accept custom hand painted byzantine icon orders for your patron Saint or for any feast day. You can order any theme of Orthodox Iconography in any size, to be painted on portable wood for a home icon corner or or on canva, for a church wall mural. Please feel free to contact me for your request❀ ❋ Be sure to check out the rest of my original hand painted icons here: www.etsy.com/shop/ReligiousWorkofArtCo?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=30199551
