29. Icon on glass, "Saint Parascheva", attributed to painter Ioan Tămaș, Făgăraș, circa 1810-1820, very rare collector's item

On a blue-sky background at the top and brown-earth at the bottom, Saint Paraschiva is depicted wearing a crown and dressed in a golden shirt, green dress and red maphorion. The Saint holds a cross in her left hand, while blessing with her right. The text identifying the scene is written in red, in Cyrillic: "Sta. Parascheva". (M.B.) Condition: presents a median fracture.

Dimensions

width 30 cm, height 36 cm

Description

tempera and gold leaf on glaze, patinated frame, with scrollwork

Research information

Three similar icons were published in ”... Through me, Ioan Pop The Painter”, by Ioana Rustoiu, Elena Băjenaru, Ana Dumitran and Szőcs Fülöp Károly, Alba Iulia, 2008, page 20, ”Glass Icons from Transylvania - The Szöcs Collection”, by Elena Băjenaru, Ana Dumitran and Szocs Fulop Karoly, Alba Iulia, 2012, page 154, pos. 127, and in ”New Considerations Regarding the Glass Icons from Transylvania”, by Alexandru Constantin Chituță, Sibiu, 2021, page 506.

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