Handpainted Icon of the Nativity of Christ

A handpainted icon of the Nativity of Christ (Christmas), Feast day January 7 (December 25).

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

This icon of the Nativity of Christ is available in several sizes:  30×41 cm, 40×52 cm.

Decorations

This icon has a hand-carved rectangular central panel. Some elements of the vestments are painted with gold. It is also decorated with gold-plating of the halo and other elements.

This icon of Christmas may 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 and the time it will take to make it are negotiable, depending on its size, decorations, complexity of its composition, gold-plating. Once it is ready, the icon will be consecrated in St Elisabeth Convent.