b
19 th century, from the iconostasis in the Chapel of SS. Simeon and Sava in Rila Monastery,
Tempera on wood, 66.5 x 42.5
Icon typical for the rich iconostasis of the small chapels, built durint the 18 th and 19 th centuries in the Rila Monastery. The Virgin is depicted in raspberry-red maphorion on an intense blue background. The light color spots, shaded with transparent layers of paint, the deep folds of the drapery, the shades, creat a balanced rythm of the composition. The type and the manner suggest the icon was written by masters from the Samokov iconography school
"The Virgin Eleusa"
written by Ustinian Tilov
Catalog # 1.20
Medium: tempera on wood.
Hand-made according to the
Bulgarian Iconographic tradition and
techniques.
Possible heights:
A) 19 - 21 cm
B) 25 - 27 cm
C) 38 - 40 cm
As for the width, the proportions of the original icon will
be kept.