Greek Madonna and Child Icon
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A Greek Madonna and Child icon, a modern icon, prepared and painted in the traditional manner with gesso and gold upon a prepared timber panel, signed Polydoropoulos to image lower left, height 25 cm, width 21 cm
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- Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- religious objects, Christian - Virgin Mary, items depicting 269
- religious objects, Orthodox
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