The Holy Church commemorates Archangel Gabriel on several feast days throughout the year: 21 November (8 November according to the Old Calendar), 8 April (26 March 26), and the feast of the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel marked on 26 July 26 (13 July).
Materials
This icon is painted using the following materials:
Tempera paints
Lime, alder, or pine board
Gesso
Colored wax
Gold leaf
Linseed oil
Hide glue
Varnishes (mordant, kauri gum, acryl-styrolic)
Size
Archangel Gabriel icon is available in several sizes:
7.5×10 cm (without a hand-carved rectangular central panel, shoulder-long)
11х14.5 cm (shoulder-long)
14.5×19.5 cm
16.5×21.5 cm
19×25 cm
23.5×31 cm
27×35 cm
30×41 cm
40×52 cm
Decorations
This icon has a hand-carved rectangular central panel covered with various shades of gold. The halo is decorated with chiseling on gesso.This icon can be additionally adorned with wrought silver, a metal or textile oklad, precious and semiprecious gemstones.We recommend placing this icon in an opening or a non-opening icon case to protect it from humidity fluctuations and dust.
Price & Deadlines
The cost of this icon of Holy Archangel Gabriel and the time it will take to make it are negotiable, depending on its size and the complexity of its design. Once it is ready, the icon will be consecrated in St Elisabeth Convent.