
This icon belongs to the hand of a village icon painter. Guided by considerations of practical order, he uses the usual movements of the brush to create an image revered by peasants. The image resembles an interconnected set of characters-characters, understandable to any villager.
Master discards unnecessary in his opinion details, episodes, while others type in an almost arbitrary sequence. So, Ilya in the cave resolutely “shifted” to the left; The raven carrying the bread flies in an indefinite direction.
A masterpiece of the icon-sign system can be called the image of a chariot in the form of a box with one wheel and fire horses, indicated by an uncertain zigzag. This peculiar encryption is akin to images on spinning wheels, household utensils, embroidered patterns of towels, in which the echoes of pagan culture are guessed.
The Fiery Ascent of the Prophet Elijah
Elijah the Prophet in the desert with the Fiery Ascent
Elijah the prophet in the desert with scenes of life and Fiery ascent
Nativity of Our Lady, with two saints in the fields
The Mother of God &; “Quench My Sorrows”, with the four saints on the fields
The miracle of St. George about the serpent, with Paraskeva on Friday and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in the fields
Luke the Evangelist, with Saints on the Fields
Our Lady Before Christmas and Merry Christmas Virgo, with saints in the fields