Saint Luke – Antiqued Lithograph – Mount Athos

Description

Antiqued Lithograph with Saint Luke

Saint Luke the Evangelist was from Antioch in Syria and his nationality was Greek. He was a doctor by profession, but he was also very skilled in the art of painting. In fact, he is credited with the first icons of the Theotokos with the infant Jesus in her arms (one of which still exists today at the Monastery of Megisti Lavra), as well as those of the Apostles Peter and Paul.

He was catechized in the Christian faith by the Apostle Paul, whom he met in Thebes, and from that time he devoted himself to preaching the Gospel. He wrote the third Gospel in the New Testament and the Acts of the Apostles.

It is said that he died a martyr’s death (though some say peacefully at the age of 80), and in 357 AD, his relics were moved to Constantinople, to the Church of the Holy Apostles.

Antiqued Lithograph: Features

This particular icon was created using the lithography technique, which is taught in the iconography workshops of Mount Athos and is also used by several monks to create exquisite works of art. In this case, the monk used a lithographed copy of Byzantine art and created this work following the traditional method of artificial aging. The technique of lithography in iconography is essentially a printing technique.

Origin: Mount Athos