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

“St. Svyatoslav” — a waist-length image of the holy prince in a crown, with a cross in his hand and a sword at his side.

What the picture shows

The prince is shown facing forward, with a fair beard and a calm gaze. On his head is a gold crown set with red and green stones and trimmed with fur. A burgundy-red cloak with a fur edge lies over his shoulders, and beneath it a blue-turquoise garment shows, with a vertical gold band and jewels across the chest. His right hand holds a gold cross; the hilt of a sword shows below, by his left hand. The halo is wide, from dense gold at the centre to a pale rim. The background is a light olive with printed leaf scrollwork; two fan-shaped corner motifs sit above, narrow amber-brown bands run down the sides, and a cartouche with the name closes the panel below. The beading is partial: the face, hands and background stay as 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. 4,925
• Bead colours: 12
• Base: natural artist canvas

The piece is vertical, the size of a small household icon. It suits a name-day icon for a Svyatoslav. The colour key is short — twelve colours — and burgundy, turquoise and gold carry most of the field.