Old Believers Travel Icon - Saint Blasius of Sebaste, 17th Century.

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This small-scale Orthodox icon depicts Saint Blasius (Vlasij) of Sebaste, venerated as a protector of livestock and healer, rendered in … Read more This small-scale Orthodox icon depicts Saint Blasius (Vlasij) of Sebaste, venerated as a protector of livestock and healer, rendered in a traditional Old Believer devotional format. Painted in egg tempera with gilded details on a single lindenwood panel, the work shows the saint in frontal half-length pose, with a finely executed halo and inscription identifying the figure.
The icon’s compact size suggests it was intended as a personal, domestic, or travel icon, consistent with Old Believer practices of private devotion. The palette, linear highlights, and restrained modeling reflect late 17th-century Northern Russian icon painting traditions associated with the Yaroslavl/Kostroma and Volga region workshops. See less