Saint Paraskevi – Engraved Lithograph – Mount Athos

Description

Engraved Lithograph of Saint Paraskevi

A lithograph of Saint Paraskevi the Great Martyr. At the age of 20, she became an orphan and inherited significant wealth, which she sold and donated the money to the poor and the sick, while also teaching Christianity. However, her actions became known to the Romans, and she was summoned for trial by the emperor, who asked her to renounce her faith, which she, of course, refused. She was immediately subjected to torture and then thrown into prison, but an angel of the Lord freed her from her chains. To execute her, they placed her in a large cauldron of boiling oil, but she remained alive.

The emperor Antoninus, unable to believe this, approached the cauldron, but his eyes were struck, and he became blind. According to tradition, Saint Paraskevi miraculously healed him (which is why she is considered the protector of the eyes), and as a result, Antoninus set her free. Years later, she was captured again by the successor of Marcus Aurelius, who ordered her to be tortured and beheaded.

Engraved Lithograph: Features

The work is entirely hand-crafted, without the use of machines, on engraved natural wood. It is the work of the iconographer Athanasios, a student of the Athoniada Ecclesiastical Academy, who remains faithful to Byzantine art as he was taught at Mount Athos. His works are covered with pure beeswax to preserve them over time.

In this particular image, the monk iconographer used the lithograph technique to create a uniquely beautiful piece. Specifically, using a lithographed copy of Byzantine art, the monk created this work following the traditional method of artificial aging, as he was taught in the iconography workshops of the Athonite State. In fact, the artificial aging of the icon is done by hand, a process to which the monks of Mount Athos give special importance.

Since the image is handmade and the wood processing is done entirely by hand, there may be slight variations in the dimensions of each image.

The image is available upon order.

Origin: Mount Athos