Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Saint Maxime »

“St. Maximus” — an image of the holy warrior with a sword. A blue cloak against golden-ochre armour gives a clear contrast.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown half-length and almost frontal: a man with fair shoulder-length hair and a short beard. He wears a blue cloak in broad folds over golden-ochre armour with a fine scale pattern and dark trim; a crimson edge of cloth falls at his left. His right hand holds a long straight sword before him, hilt down and point up; his left rests on a belt with a round boss. The halo is golden-yellow with a pale centre and thin rays. The ground is cream with faint painted scrollwork; the border is dark brown, with diamonds, fans in the upper corners and an inscribed cartouche below. The fill is partial: beads cover the cloak, armour, sword, halo and border ornament, while the ground, face and hands stay printed.

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. 4,985
• Bead colours: 17
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with a wide palette of seventeen colours, needed for the transitions across the armour. The image suits a home icon corner.