Icon on wood, "Saint Nicholas", attributed to painter Popa Nicolae from Feisa, late 18th century, extreme rarity, collector's item
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Icon on wood, "Saint Nicholas", attributed to painter Popa Nicolae from Feisa, late 18th century, extreme rarity, collector's item
Description
The icon likely was part of the iconostasis of a church in the central area of Transylvania. On the gold background of the icon, Saint Nicholas is depicted below the middle, dressed in a red chasuble edged with a gold galloon and pearls. Above, he wears a black omophorion embroidered with brownish-red crosses, edged with gold and pearls. He does not wear a mitre. With his right hand, he gives a blessing, and with his left hand, he holds the closed Gospel close to his chest, its clasp decorated with pearls. His face is rendered according to the traditional typology: old, with short white hair and beard, modeled with fine strands. The facial features and hands are executed in light shades of ochre. The halo around his head is outlined by the gold background of the icon with a row of dots made in stucco. The same decoration is used for the halo and the raised frame of the icon. Some stylistic features in the treatment of Saint Nicholas's face, as well as the special decoration used by the painter, constitute stylistic elements that define the painter, identified as Popa Nicolae from Feisa, son of Iacov the painter, who was active in the Târnavelor Valley and
Sizing
Width 31.5, Height 44, Sizing info 44 Ã 31,5 cm
Medium
tempera and gold foil on wood
Location
Artmark românia
