Russian enamel orthodox jewelry. Icon, crosses.
Russian enamel orthodox jewels. Enamel icon, enamel crosses.
The Russian enamel has a centuries-old history. It
exists for a long time and became a precious pearl of russian and
universal jeweller?s art. Miniature painting on enamel reached its
fullest flower in XVIII century. In St. Petersburg, Moscow and Rostov
Yaroslavskii enamel was always used as decoration for different
articles: expensive, mainly gold or silver, devotional articles, namely chalices, bowls, settings of icons or books, etc.
The Enameled icon is a unique branch of the miniature painting. There is a world-wide known school of wood painting - tempera. The Enameled icon
is a unique kind of decorative art. Such icons can not be used for
church services, though their scenes and images are typical for the
Orthodox traditions. Enameled icons are decorative miniatures of highly
artistic decorative art, exclusive precious-mounted jewelry. As icons are performed on enamel, they are almost everlasting. Colors remain luster and brilliant inspite of the time.