The transfiguration of Jesus Christ
Icon painting Iconographer Liviu Dumitrescu Christ is the centre and focus of the image, his hand held in a blessing, eyes directed at us. His clothes are depicted “white as light” as the Gospel writers describe, and the glory of God overshadowing the scene is shown by the mandorla around…
Crucifix
Crucifix painted in natural pigments and gilded with gold leaf. [gallery type="columns" size="large" ids="2444,2442"] Iconographer - Liviu Dumitrescu To order a work please fill in the contact form
Icon The Ladder of Divine Ascent
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is a late 12th century icon at Saint Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai. The icon represents the theological teachings of John Climacus, also known as John of the Ladder, as represented in the ascetical treatise The Ladder of Divine Ascent, written c. AD 600. The treatise has…
Brancoveanu Holy Martyrs
Martyr Saints Constantin Voivod Brâncoveanu, his sons Constantin, Radu, Ştefan and Matei and the counselor Ianache Văcărescu The Martyrdom The execution of Constantin and his family happened on 15 August 1714, at Ialy Kisc, on the day of the Dormition of Our Lady, the very day when he turned 60 years…
Icon of the Holy Trinity
[caption id="attachment_1214" align="aligncenter" width="474"] Icon of the Holy Trinity[/caption] The Church has many different depictions of the Holy Trinity. But the icon which defines the very essence of Trinity Day is invariably the one which shows the Trinity in the form of three angels. The prototype for this icon was…