Contemporary Icon St Patrick vanquishing snakes from Ireland- religious byzantine art- Naomh Padraig Irish saint and patron of Ireland

St Patrick the patron of Ireland, vanquishing the snakes from the island. The icon is painted with eggtempera and very bright greens- The saint is  represented holding a shamrock, and his staff with a snake wrapped around it. 

Measurements:
The panel with a carved border around measures 29x1 cm approx.is speacially treated with gesso. The Halo is made with copper gold and on the side his name is written in Gaelic: Naomh Padraig

Our icons are hand painted according to the ancient egg tempera technique. We produce the paint from a mixture of mineral powders, egg yolk and vinegar and then we apply it layer upon layer in a plastered a wooden panel . After painting, the icon is varnished (with a natural resin varnish) and then left to dry for several days to produce an artifact that will last.

<3 The icon comes wrapped as a gift in its own hand made bag with some extras from our shop