Panagia Pantanassa – Embossed Gold Print with Sandblasting – Mount Athos

Description

Embossed Gold Print with Sandblasting of the Virgin Pantanassa

An exquisite embossed gold-printed depiction of the Virgin Pantanassa.
The original icon of the Virgin Pantanassa is a portable icon dating back to the 17th century, housed in the katholikon (main church) of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, and is considered highly miraculous. According to accounts from the monks, one miracle occurred when a young man visited the monastery and approached the icon to venerate it. At that moment, the face of the Virgin Mary suddenly shone brightly, and an unseen force knocked him to the ground. Once he recovered, he tearfully confessed to the monks that he had been living far from God, engaging in occult practices. This miraculous intervention convinced him to change his life.

Embossed Gold Print with Sandblasting: Characteristics

In the icon of the Annunciation, the monastic iconographer applied the embossed gold printing technique to create a uniquely beautiful work. Gold stamping is a thermal printing technique in which a very thin metallic gold foil is applied to surfaces like wood, leather, cardboard, or plastic by pressing a heated, embossed plate onto the surface. Around the icon’s perimeter, the sandblasting technique is used as well, a method that abrades part or all of a surface by applying sand under pressure.
 

Dimensions: 24 x 22 x 1.5 cm
Origin: Mount Athos