St Helen Greek Byzantine Orthodox Icon on Wood with Gold Leaf
Saint Helen Museum edition · Matte Gold Leaves on a raised natural beech wood panel · Agiografia workshop, Thessaloniki
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Saint Helen

Αγία Ελένη

5.0 · 2 reviews

Mother of Constantine the Great and Equal to the Apostles, Saint Helen is remembered for finding the True Cross in Jerusalem.

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Size: 5.9 × 7.5 in (15 × 19 cm)Size guide

Finishing touches

Always included: black luxury icon case and Certificate of Authenticity

Display stand: None

Adjustable metal easel, for icons up to 40 cm.

Display stand

Adjustable metal stand
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Adjustable metal stand
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Certificate of Authenticity and Quality at the back, beside the mounting point. Delivered in a black luxury icon case.

The placard

Saint Helen, feast day May 21. Bust (Half Figure) on Matte Gold Leaves, raised panel.

Certificate and provenance

Every icon bears the studio’s distinctive title and logo, and carries a Certificate of Authenticity and Quality at the back, beside its mounting point.

About the icon

The Empress and Equal to the Apostles

Helen, mother of the emperor Constantine, supported the faith in the newly Christian empire and travelled to the Holy Land, where tradition tells that she found the Cross of Christ and founded churches at the holy places. Icons show her in imperial robes and crown, often holding the Cross and frequently beside her son. Mother and son share a feast on 21 May, a name day widely kept by those named Eleni and Konstantinos. This Museum Edition faithfully reproduces the icon on a raised panel, its background laid by hand in matte gold leaf.

This is an authentic icon crafted according to Byzantine technique and style. All parts are made by hand and only the theme is reproduced using Advanced Museum Standards Technique.

Once the natural wood panel is cut to the desired dimensions, our skilled craftsmen meticulously apply the Matte Gold Leaves on the background. Then the theme is directly printed on the prepared surface, resulting to an exquisite work of art.

At the back of the icon, a mounting point is installed, accompanied by our Certificate of Authenticity and Quality. At the small sized icons a stand is also available. All of our artworks bear the studio’s distinctive title and logo.

A thorough quality inspection takes place before we secure the package with durable protective materials to ensure safe delivery.

Each icon is made to order. Once your order is ready to ship, you will receive the retail receipt and the tracking information via email.

Subject
Saint Helen
Feast day
May 21
Depiction
Bust (Half Figure), portrait
Technique
Museum Standards, Byzantine technique and style
Background
Matte Gold Leaves
Panel
Raised natural beech wood
Comes with
Certificate of Authenticity and Quality, luxury icon case
From the people who own them

5.0 from 2 reviews

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Skyla W (Ashburn, Virginia, United States)
The icon of St. Helen is my fourth icon pu...

The icon of St. Helen is my fourth icon purchase from Alex of AgiografiaIcons. This icon is of the same quality as the others. And, it was packaged very carefully - coming in it's own gift/storage box. Contacting Alex with any questions, concerns, etc., is so easy. He is very responsive. If I am looking for more icons, I will look to see what Alex has first before going to any other shop. Thank you, Alex!!

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Joseph Cheve
Yet another exquisite Icon! Finely crafte...

Yet another exquisite Icon! Finely crafted and promptly shipped when ready. I can't say enough good things about the quality. Well worth the price. I've purchased Icons from Alex before, and will certainly do so again!

24k gold leaf laid by hand on the corner of a hand-painted icon panel
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Have Saint Helen painted by hand

Our iconographers paint Saint Helen in egg tempera on a solid wood panel, gilded with 24k gold leaf, in the size you choose.