A Jerusalem-style Icon from Delta, Egypt | ||
| مجلة الفنون والعلوم الانسانية | ||
| Article 34, Volume 8, Issue 15, June 2025, Pages 456-469 PDF (1.35 M) | ||
| Document Type: مقالات بحثية | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/mjas.2025.381974.1317 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Alyaa M.M Abd El Baky* 1; Emil Henin2; Nesrin M.N. El Hadidi3 | ||
| 1كلية الاثار - جامعة القاهرة | ||
| 2وزارة السياحة والآثار. | ||
| 3قسم ترميم الاثار - كلية الآثار جامعة القاهرة | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The present paper deals with the documentation, conservation and treatment of an icon entitled "Resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead", which was painted by an unknown artist. The icon, which dates back to the 19th century, is of an unknown origin and was found in one of the old Delta churches. While cleaning the icon from the church wax and grime that are due to the usual surrounding environment, it was noticed that the writings were in Greek letters with spelling mistakes. Moreover, the icon was in the Jerusalem style and this caused some debate about the origins of the icon, because initially the icon was considered Coptic in the church where it had been kept. Therefore, this paper focuses and discusses the probability of how the icon reached Egypt. Additionally, the usual conservation process of the icon through different steps such as cleaning, gap filling, retouching, and varnishing is documented here. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Icon; Jerusalem-style; Coptic pilgrims; cypress wood; conservation | ||
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