Vintage Byzantine Icon Painting on Canvas of Gennadius of Novgorod

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Extraordinary Byzantine Icon of St Gennady, a Russian Orthodox archbishop of Novgorod, by Ratimer Rale Potic (R.P. Raleigh) dated 2006. … more Extraordinary Byzantine Icon of St Gennady, a Russian Orthodox archbishop of Novgorod, by Ratimer Rale Potic (R.P. Raleigh) dated 2006. Signed in verso.

This vibrant work by Raleigh Potic is full of rich colors and deep passion; a perfect reflection of long-established Orthodox iconography influences. In his native Serbia, Potic received an MFA in Fine Arts with high honors.

Potic's icon of St Gennady embodies an intensity and depth which is grounded in his extensive artistic training and technical skill set. The oil painting on canvas uses traditional gold leaf with rich hues of brick red, bottle green, and orange. It measures 36" x 48" and is designed to be unframed. less