Saint Basil. 16" h x 24"w. 2000. Acrylic on masonite with goldleaf.
This was my first real successfull attempt at painting an Icon.

'He was born to serfs in December of 1468 or 1469 in Yelokhovo, near Moscow (now in Moscow). Originally an apprentice shoemaker in Moscow, he adopted an eccentric lifestyle of shoplifting and giving to the poor to shame the miserly and help those in need. He went naked. He rebuked Ivan the Terrible for for his violent behaviour towards the innocent. When he died on August 2, 1552 or 1557, St. Macarius, Metropolitan of Moscow, served his funeral with many clergy. Ivan the Terrible himself acted as pallbearer and carried his coffin to the cemetery. He is buried in St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, which was commissioned by Ivan and is named after the saint. Basil was formally canonised around 1580.' - FROM WIKIPEDIA

Please email: din@dinarts.com for commission inquiries
BACK