Angels
The Archangel Gabriel, full length
Ὁ Ἀρχάγγελος Γαβριήλ
- Technique
- Egg tempera and gold leaf on wood
- Status
- Completed · private collection
About this icon
The Archangel Gabriel stands full length on the clouds, against a ground of gold leaf and within a finely ornamented border. He wears a richly decorated vestment, a sign of his place in the heavenly court, and his great wings frame the whole figure.