Icons for St. Anthony's Dome, Part 13

Today the iconographers are working on the fine details, all around the pendentives. I asked how they knew when to stop, and Dmitry conceded that it's a challenge to decide exactly when the job is done.

There's no obvious stopping point - there are always things that could be touched up - adjustments to make; repairs to paint or plaster; additional nuances in shading or color, etc.

We watched as the two painters moved slowly around the barrel, making small adjustments to each icon in turn, using just the paint color on their brush at the time.

Here are views of the four evangelists and their symbols.

John - "In the beginning was the word"

Luke - "Inasmuch as many have taken in hand to set in order a narrative"

Mark - "The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God"

Matthew - "The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the Son of David"

The eagle



The ox

The lion

The man