Icon of The Descent of the Holy Spirit

A handpainted icon of the Descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Apostles. Feast day: the Pentecost (movable feast).

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 the Descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Apostles is available in the following size: 40×52 cm.

Decorations

A hand-carved rectangular central panel. The margins, the halos, and the background of this icon are covered 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 the Descent of the Holy Spirit onto the Apostles 

 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.