1/28/2024 0 Comments Rugalev icon glue angels abraham![]() While I rein in the fire, you brace up the tongue I do what was ordered you do what you were taught The following is the hymn associated with the miracle play:īut the angel descended from Heaven to those with Azariah It was an amazing production with angels flying through the air and music. There was a famous miracle play which was performed in Hagia Sophia annually to celebrate this event. The fresco above is from Vatopedi Monastery on Mount Athos. The top one is from the Menologian of Basil II. There are two images of an angel protecting the Three Hebrews in the Fiery Furnace to the left. If one compares the wings and face of this icon with the huge Seraphim in the nave of Hagia Sophia, then it is possible that this icon is much later - from the early 1400's.īelow it you can see a Cretan icon of Michael at war with Satan for the salvation of a human soul which he holds in his hand and directs to heaven. This icon is in the Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens. His brown wings have lots of finely drawn feathers. In his right hand he holds a sceptre, while in his left he has a transparent glass disk, with a cross on the top and the gold initials Χ Δ Κ (for Christ Just Judge ) in the center together with a depiction of a lion. I taught myself how to do that beautiful Russian script that originated in the 16th century.īelow the Trinity icon are two views of the famous, 14th century image of the general of the Angelic host, Michael - the Grand Taxiarch, who is depicted in a frontal pose, looking directly at the viewer. When the priest came to collect it he told me how beautiful it was but I had made a mistake in copying a slavonic hymn - only one word - since I can't read slavonic I was very lucky there was only one word. I did many icons for them, I wonder if they are still there. Many years ago I did an icon of the blue Theotokos from the nave of the Chora for the exile church in San Francisco. It was the last icon I painted in San Francisco before I moved to Austin in 1992. I also worry that someone is going to correct the Slavonic. It is huge and heavy, I always worry it is going to fall off the wall someday. There are two angels on either side of a Theotokos and Christ Child and there are long inscriptions in slavonic. I have copied this icon a few times and have it in a huge Neo-Slavic kiot I built years ago. I have restored it so the damage doesn't distract from the beautiful face. You will see an image of the famous Archangel Michael painted by Rublev, which is badly damaged. It is not commonly known that Andrei Rublev painted icons on Mount Athos and in Constantinople. The one in the center - which represents Christ - was much easier to do because He had more of the original paint. It was impossible to replicate the damaged state of the original so I used a light base color underneath the two outside angels. I copied this full-sized for a California church in the 1970's. The Trinity is currently on display in the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow. The icon of the Trinity - a huge icon (56 in × 45 in) otherwise known as the Hospitality of Abraham - shows three angels that appeared to him at the oak of Mamre. The paint layers have been stripped away to reveal what remains of Rublev's work and in doing so it has created a new icon in the modern taste of the early 20th century. This icon is no longer what Rublev painted, his original icon was painted over in later years and was brutally restored in the Soviet era. You can visit my page on the History of the Virgin of Vladimirto learn more about its golden cover which you can see above in this column. The golden clothing was added in the 18th century. ![]() The Tsar redid a cover that had originally been added by Tsar Ivan the Terrible, The pretty jeweled necklaces are called tsatas and they were added in 1626 by Tsar Mikhail Romanov. Plus it doesn't tarnish like silver does. Silver-gilt is much cheaper than gold and has the same impact. ![]() This gives you an idea of what icons were like in Hagia Sophia. ![]() The top image is the silver-gilt icon cover created by Tsar Boris Godunov in 1600 for Rublev's icon of the Holy Trinity which is seen below it.
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