Apostles Peter & Paul – Sandblasting Gold Printing – Mount Athos

Description

Sandblasting gold printing with the Apostles Peter and Paul

Two of the most important figures of Christianity, the Apostles Peter and Paul, are represented in this lithograph. The Apostle Peter was the leader of the Apostles and Jesus called him Cepha (Cephas in Aramaic and Peter in Greek), which means Petra, wanting to emphasize the stability of his character. He was married and resided in Capernaum. However, there are no clear sources about his course and martyrdom.

The Apostle Paul, Apostle to the Gentiles, as he was called, does not belong to the twelve Apostles. He was recognized as an equal apostle and saint when he was later called by the Lord Himself. From an ardent persecutor of Christ and Christians, by divine intervention, he eventually turned into an ardent preacher of the Gospel.

Sandblasted Gold Printing: Features

In the icon with the representation of the Apostles Peter and Paul, 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