Agios Stylianos – Chrysotyping with Sandblasting – Mount Athos

Description

Sandblasting gold printing with Agios Stylianos

Agios Stylianos came from a wealthy family, but from an early age he was taught by his parents to be temperate and to consider money as a means of relief and care for the poor and sick. When his parents died, he divided all his inheritance and went to live in the desert as an ascetic. In fact, his fame reached the cities, and many rushed to find him to ask him for spiritual guidance. Saint Stylianos, despite his deserted life, had affection and sympathy towards children. He explained that childhood is by nature more virtuous. Many times parents took their children to him and then the joy of the Saint was very great. By rewarding this sacred feeling, God endowed the Saint with the gift of healing sick children and helping childless women.

Sandblasted Gold Printing: Features

In the icon with the representation of Saint Stylianos, the hagiographer monk used the technique of gold printing creating a work of unique beauty. Gold-stamping is a kind of hot-stamping technique. Hot-stamping is the method by which very thin metal foil is glued on surfaces such as wood, leather, cardboard, plastic by pressing a heated embossed plate (plate) on our surface. Around the image you also use the technique of sandblasting, it is the technical treatment that achieves the corrosion of part or all of a surface by pouring sand under pressure.

Dimensions: 14,5 x 18 x 0,5 cm.
Origin: Mount Athos