The craft · I

Hand-Painted

A 100% handwritten artwork, crafted according to Byzantine technique and style and painted entirely by hand by our iconographers.

Hand-Painted
An engraved panel with a matte gold-leaf ground

The panel

The icon is painted on a wood panel, engraved or flat, in the size you choose.

24 karat gold leaves at the edge of an engraved panel

The ground

The background is prepared first: 24 karat gold leaves, or a blue ground.

Detail of a hand-painted face and halo

The painting

The whole theme is painted by hand. Because every icon is handmade, it may have very slight differences from the photos shown.

Hand-painted icon on a blue ground with a gilded halo

The halo

On flat panels with a blue ground, our craftsmen then apply the halo in 24 karat water gilding.

The back of a hand-painted icon

The finish

A mounting point and our Certificate of Authenticity and Quality are installed at the back. Every work bears the studio’s title and logo.

From our product notes
“This is a 100% handwritten artwork, totally painted by hand.”
Backgrounds

Hand-Painted backgrounds

Two grounds for hand-painted icons.

At a glance

Materials & details

Technique
100% handwritten, Byzantine technique and style
Panel
Engraved or flat wood panel
Backgrounds
24k gold leaves · blue with a 24k water-gilded halo
Sizes
From 15 × 20 cm to 40 × 60 cm
Includes
Mounting point · Certificate of Authenticity and Quality
Made to order
Each icon is painted after you order it