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

“St. Vyacheslav” — a waist-length image of the prince in a jewelled crown and rich robes, calm and collected in mood.

What the picture shows

The prince faces the viewer: fair hair to the shoulders, a long wavy beard, a steady gaze. His crown has a red cap set with coloured stones. The cloak is red and gold, covered with fine ornament, and a turquoise-blue robe with broad folds shows beneath it. A decorated vertical band with green and red inserts runs down the centre of the figure; the right hand grasps a shaft, the left rests low. The halo is golden, laid in concentric rows. The beading is partial — beads cover the figure, halo, corner rosettes, side border and lower cartouche, while the cream background with its printed scrollwork remains as the backdrop. A brown-and-gold border runs round the field: corner fans at the top, a small repeating pattern down the sides and the name cartouche at the foot.

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. 4,767
• Bead colours: 15
• Base: natural artist canvas

The vertical format fits a small icon case or a shelf. It is often chosen as a name-day icon for a man. The size is modest, so the work moves along faster than it first looks.