The Beheading of St John the Baptist

Painted icon of the Beheading of St John the Baptist.

Feast day, September 11.

Materials

This icon is painted using the following materials:

• Tempera paints
• Lime, pine, or alder board
• Gesso
• Colored wax
• Gold leaf
• Linseed oil
• Hide glue
• Varnishes (mordant, kauri gum, acryl-styrolic)

Size

The icon of St John the Baptist is available in several sizes:

• 30×41 ㎝
• 40×52 ㎝

Decorations

This icon has a hand-carved rectangular central panel. The background, halo, margins, and some elements of this icon are decorated with various shades of gold leaf.

It can be additionally adorned with wrought silver, a metal or a textile oklad, precious and semiprecious gemstones. We recommend putting this icon into an opening or a non-opening icon case.

Price & Deadlines

The final price of the icon of St John the Baptist and the time it will take to paint it depend on its size and the complexity of its decoration.

Once this icon is painted, it will be consecrated in St Elisabeth Convent.