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Reconstruction of the 19th century icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker.
Igor Yurevich Drozhdin • Icon painting
Description of the artwork «Reconstruction of the 19th century icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker.»
Restoration - reconstruction of antique icons of the second half of the 19th - early 20th century.
It is often necessary to restore an icon that once had a frame, but it was lost. Due to the fact that such an icon was a budget class and was immediately written under the frame, the invisible parts hidden under the metal of the frame were usually not prescribed at all, or were indicated very schematically. Therefore, after the loss of the risa or the frame, such an icon became completely "sightless", with only the images of hands and faces remaining from the former image.
It is often necessary to restore an icon that once had a frame, but it was lost. Due to the fact that such an icon was a budget class and was immediately written under the frame, the invisible parts hidden under the metal of the frame were usually not prescribed at all, or were indicated very schematically. Therefore, after the loss of the risa or the frame, such an icon became completely "sightless", with only the images of hands and faces remaining from the former image.
The most adequate option for giving new life to such a "manuscript" icon is restoration with reconstruction of the image, additional painting of the implied parts of the painting of the icon, what was hidden under the cover, but was expressed on the lost cover itself. This process is possible based on the fact that all old icons were painted according to known specific schemes or canons. With a certain amount of experience and professional sense, it is quite possible to restore an icon in its authentic time of creation.
It is often necessary to restore an icon that once had a frame, but it was lost. Due to the fact that such an icon was a budget class and was immediately written under the frame, the invisible parts hidden under the metal of the frame were usually not prescribed at all, or were indicated very schematically. Therefore, after the loss of the risa or the frame, such an icon became completely "sightless", with only the images of hands and faces remaining from the former image.
It is often necessary to restore an icon that once had a frame, but it was lost. Due to the fact that such an icon was a budget class and was immediately written under the frame, the invisible parts hidden under the metal of the frame were usually not prescribed at all, or were indicated very schematically. Therefore, after the loss of the risa or the frame, such an icon became completely "sightless", with only the images of hands and faces remaining from the former image.
The most adequate option for giving new life to such a "manuscript" icon is restoration with reconstruction of the image, additional painting of the implied parts of the painting of the icon, what was hidden under the cover, but was expressed on the lost cover itself. This process is possible based on the fact that all old icons were painted according to known specific schemes or canons. With a certain amount of experience and professional sense, it is quite possible to restore an icon in its authentic time of creation.
