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A Cloisonné Enamel Reliquary Icon of Saint Vincent of Zaragoza

By Christabel Helena Anderson on March 3, 2015
A Cloisonné Enamel Reliquary Icon of Saint Vincent of Zaragoza

Editor’s note:  This article continues Aidan Hart’s recent article about a reliquary for Saint Vincent of Zaragoza and details Christabel Anderson’s process for making the cloisonnée icon.   This article contains a background to the history and technique of cloisonné enamel and a description of the processes used in making the cloisonné enamel icon plaque of Saint Vincent […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects, Minor Arts | Tagged Aidan Hart, Anglo-Saxon, art, Byzantine, champlevé, Christ, cloisonne, design, Eastern Orthodox, enamel, enameling, enamelling, gold, Icon, iconographer, iconography, kiln, madrid, Metalwork, okhlad, Orthodox Church, precious metals, protomartyr, quill, reliquary, repousse, Revetment, riza, Russia, Russian icons, saint, Saint Mary Magdalene, Saint Vincent, silver, St. Vincent, Symbolism, techniques March 1, 2015

Catholic Liturgical Furnishings From Ouspensky Disciple

By Fr. Patrick O'Rourke on August 23, 2013
Catholic Liturgical Furnishings From Ouspensky Disciple

Leonid Ouspensky, from his apartment/studio in Paris taught many young artists and created some of the finest iconography and iconographers of the 20th century. Recently, one of his pupils, Joris (George) Van Ael, came to my attention. Van Ael’s style is strongly reminiscent of others of the Ouspensky school like Fr. Patrick Doolan and Matushka […]

Posted in Iconography, Liturgical Objects | Tagged Byzantine Iconography, Catholic, iconography, Ouspensky, Russian icons July 8, 2014
 

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