"Tragically, the icon has become a mere illustration of the celebrated event, and for this reason it doesn't matter what form it takes, because nowadays even photographs are venerated as icons." Archimandrite Zinon
Pokrovsky icons are highly prized around the world. The famous Sofrino Press of Moscow, closely affiliated with the Russian Patriarchate, offers photographed copies of Pokrovsky's work mounted on foam board or particlal board through their Orthodox Church Catalogue. Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Brookline, MA sells paper copies of Pokrovsky's Menaion series, as well as her feast day and various saint icons mounted on wood-composite board. These casual reproductions are sold in bookstores, seminaries and monasterires everywhere.
COMMISSION A REAL ICON
DON'T BUY A PHOTOGRAPH OF AN ICON
Reproductions can never compare with the "true object".
Here, you have the opportunity to commission "true object" icons directly from Izography Studio. All icons are painted by the hands of Ksenia Pokrovsky and Anna Gouriev-Pokrovsky in the traditional medium of egg-tempera, using natural pigments and genuine gold-leaf on a Birchwood surface prepared with gesso made from chalk and marble dust.
ICON FOR DEVOTION & GIFTS: Icons may be any subject within the Orthodox tradition of iconography and hagiography, whether a single figure subject or many figures inhabiting the sacred space, such as in feast day icons.
CHURCH COMMISSIONS: The Pokrovsky team is expert in designing and executing major works for churches, including full iconostasis, murals that cover the walls of the entire nave, narthex and sanctuary, and icons mounted in liturgical furniture, such as bishops thrones and altar settings.
Because Pokrovsky icons are not assembly-line produced, each commission is treated personally. This is especially true in the case of church commissions where a site visit and consultation with the parish is necessary in order to create a scheme that is designed for a specific space. Icons painted for individuals, however, can be produced and priced within a general range.
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COMMISSIONS
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