The Crucifixion – Sandblasted Gold Printing – Mount Athos

Description

Sandblasted Gilding with the Crucifixion

An amazing gold print with the Crucifixion.

In the center is the Cross of martyrdom, while below and to the right is the Virgin Mary and to the left is his beloved disciple and apostle, Saint John the Theologian. The Crucifixion of Christ is characterized as the ultimate sacrifice, an unprecedented act of love from Jesus to all of humanity. That is why the cross is considered the main symbol of the Orthodox Church and of the Christian religion in general, as it recalls the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ and the salvation of people through His Passion and death. It therefore symbolizes both Christ himself and the faith of Christians.

In the icon with the representation of The Crucifixion , the hagiographer monk used the gold printing technique creating a work of unique beauty. Gold printing is a type of thermotype technique. Thermography is the name of the method by which very thin metallic gold foil is placed on surfaces such as wood, leather, cardboard, plastic by pressing a heated embossed plate (cliché) onto our surface. Around the image you also use the sandblasting technique, it is the technical processing by which the corrosion of a part or the whole of a surface is achieved by throwing sand under pressure.