Christ Giving His Blessing

Ruský ikonopisec

date:
measurements: výška 32.0 cm, šírka 26.5 cm
work type: maliarstvomaľba tabuľováikona
object type: panel painting
material: wood
metal
technique: tempera
inscription:
institution: Slovenská národná galéria, SNG
curator: Katarína Kolbiarz Chmelinová
inventory number: O 6414
tags: kristus
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This icon, portraying Christ giving his blessing, is one of the examples of the use of metal plating as part of the picture, which covers everything apart from the incarnate, that is to say the depiction of human skin. The plating indicates that the image is a specific object of reverence, and at the same time protects it from damage during touching and kissing.

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