Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Icône de la Mère de Dieu de Tendresse »

«Icon of the Mother of God of „Tenderness“» shows the Mother of God with hands crossed at her breast and eyes lowered.

What the picture shows

She is shown half-length, head slightly inclined, hands folded at her breast. A pale green headcloth with white edging covers her hair, and over it lies a light-blue mantle in broad folds, with a red dress visible beneath. The face is painted in soft light tones, the gaze downcast. Behind her head the halo comes in two parts: a pale disc and a large eight-pointed star in ochre-yellow and gold, its rays reaching upward and out to the sides. The ground is a warm beige-ochre with a faint pattern. The wide border is brown-russet with a diamond ornament and small coloured insets, and a light inscribed plaque runs along the bottom. Coverage is partial — the figure, the halo with its star and the border ornament are beaded, while the beige ground stays printed on the canvas.

What you get

• Natural artist canvas with the full-colour pattern printed on it — no chart to follow on a screen
• Colour key for Czech Preciosa beads
• Beads, needles and thread are chosen separately

Specifications

• Finished size: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 6,080
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece in a restrained warm palette. It looks well in a small frame on a shelf or in a home prayer corner.