Icon “The Ustyug Annunciation ” (XII cent.) - Christian Icons
Icon “The Ustyug Annunciation ” (XII cent.) - Christian Icons

Icon “The Ustyug Annunciation ” (XII cent.)

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This is the copy of the Ustyug Annunciation - Old Russian Icon.  The Ustiug Annunciation Icon of the Mother of God The “Ustiug Annunciation” is a venerable icon, before which Saint Procopius, prayed with intense fervor on June 25, 1290 for the salvation of the city of Ustiug from the wrath of God. The icon was painted by a Novgorod iconographer when the holy Prince Vsevolod-Gabriel ruled in the city. In 1567, under Metropolitan Philip, the holy icon was transferred from Great Ustiug to Moscow and placed in the Dormition cathedral. At the present time it is located in the state Tretyakov gallery.

Size 6.7’’ х 9’’ (17cm х 23cm)

Size 9’’ х 13’’ (23cm х 33cm)

Size 13’’ х 18’’ (33cm х 46cm)

HANDMADE. The thickness of wood 2 cm (0.79’’)

Made In Ukraine.

COMES WITH THE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY.

 

OUR TECHNIQUE

The icon is created on a traditional wooden base with set of levkas, a chalk-based natural glue, and a painted background. The icon is printed on a silk canvas and the final details are hand-painted by the iconographer. High-quality icon, with bright colors and the icon, seems like a hand-painted icon. Upon completion of the transcription, a few finishing touches are incorporated following special techniques of the St. Pantaleon monastery. Icons that are made in our workshop all come with a certificate bearing our seal, attesting to their originality and the authenticity of our technology. Only a certificate and seal can be a guarantee of the high and long-standing quality of our icons.