Saint Elizabeth – Aged Lithograph – Mount Athos

Description

Aged Lithograph with Saint Elizabeth

Saint Elizabeth (September 5), according to the Gospel of Apostle Luke, was the wife of Zechariah, the high priest at the Jerusalem temple during the reign of King Herod of the Jews. She was at least 60 years old and beyond the age of childbearing when she became pregnant with Saint John the Baptist.

Aged Lithograph: Features

In this particular image, the iconographer monk used the technique of lithography to create a work of unique beauty. Specifically, using a lithographed copy of Byzantine art, the monk crafted this piece following the traditional method of artificial aging, as taught in the iconography workshops of the Athonite State. Moreover, the artificial aging of the icon is handmade, a process that the monks of Mount Athos place great importance on.

Origin: Mount Athos