Christ on the Cross stands at the center of this icon, surrounded by the holy men and women who kept watch at Golgotha. Their gestures of grief and wonder draw the eye inward to the still figure of Christ. It is the central image of the Christian faith, and one traditionally kept for prayer during Lent and Holy Week, and all year as a reminder of the love behind the sacrifice.
 
The image is mounted on a hand-cut wooden panel with a peaked top, a shape that recalls a small chapel or shrine. The border is gilded by hand with gold-colored leaf, then distressed and sealed with protective varnish to give the warm, time-worn look of an old church icon. Because each panel is cut, gilded and aged individually, no two are exactly alike.
 
Key features
The Crucifixion: Christ on the Cross with the mourners and saints gathered beside him, in the Byzantine tradition.
Hand gilded: gold-colored leaf applied by hand, with an aged, distressed finish.
Shrine-shaped panel: hand-cut wood with a peaked top.
Sealed for lasting color: finished with protective varnish.
Size: approximately 7.5" x 11" (19 x 28 cm).
A meaningful gift: suited to baptisms, chrismations, confirmations, Easter, or for a home prayer corner.
 
Details
Materials: archival print on wood panel, gold-colored metal leaf, varnish.
Made by hand in a small studio in Arctic Norway.
As each icon is finished individually, the gilding and distressing will vary slightly from the photo.
Shipping: carefully wrapped and sent worldwide.