Antique handmade/handpainted religious icon on wood. 12″ x 9″ x 1.25. This is Apostle Andreas. Painted by Theophanes the Cretan, about 1530, at Stavronikita, Mount Athos. My late husband acquired this icon in Greece in the 1980s. He indicated that it was an original painting by the icon master Theophanes the Cretan. I don’t have any paperwork to validate that claim; the only paperwork is the label on the back of the icon. It is an original painting, in very good condition, though I would not be able to guarantee whether it was painted by the icon master himself or a hand-painted copy. It is a beautiful example of his icons. , also known as Theophanes the Cretan. , was a leading icon. Painter of the Cretan School. In the first half of the sixteenth century, and in particular the most important figure in Greek fresco. Painting of the period. He was born in Heraklion. (date unknown), and no doubt trained there, but all his known work was done in mainland Greece. Bearing his signature survive in the Greek. Which has his earliest dated work, from 1527. He also did many panel. Icons, either for iconostases. Or small portable works. Theophanes was active from about 1527-48, and trained his sons and several pupils, often themselves Cretan. By 1535 both he and his two sons had become monks in the Lavra monastery of Mount Athos, where many of his best works remain. Like most Cretan painters of this date, his work shows some influence from Western painting, but less in his case than with many artists. Some faces are personalised or looking out to the viewer, and his figures are modelled to convey volume. His work is more conscious of visual perspective than older Byzantine artists, but he does not use the geometrical perspective schemes by then standard in the West. He uses traditional Byzantine compositions, in a rather austere and powerful manner. The item “Antique Religious Icon by Theophanes the Cretan 1530″ is in sale since Monday, May 11, 2020. This item is in the category “Art\Paintings”. The seller is “purplekoan” and is located in Bethany Beach, Delaware. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Denmark, Romania, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Czech republic, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Estonia, Australia, Greece, Portugal, Cyprus, Slovenia, Japan, China, Sweden, South Korea, Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand, Belgium, France, Hong Kong, Ireland, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bahamas, Israel, Mexico, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Switzerland, Norway, Saudi arabia, United arab emirates, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Croatia, Malaysia, Brazil, Chile, Costa rica, Panama, Trinidad and tobago, Guatemala, Honduras, Jamaica, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Saint kitts and nevis, Turks and caicos islands, Bangladesh, Brunei darussalam, Bolivia, Ecuador, Egypt, French guiana, Guernsey, Gibraltar, Guadeloupe, Iceland, Jersey, Jordan, Cambodia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Macao, Martinique, Nicaragua, Peru, Pakistan, Paraguay, Viet nam, Uruguay, South africa, Colombia, Antigua and barbuda, Saint lucia, Barbados, Bermuda, Cayman islands, Sri lanka, Maldives, Oman, Reunion.
- Size: Small (up to 12in.)
- Region of Origin: Greece
- Artist: Theophanes the Cretean
- Listed By: Dealer or Reseller
- Painting Surface: Wood
- Date of Creation: Pre-1800
- Width (Inches): 9
- Subject: Religious
- Originality: Original
- Height (Inches): 12