Toile imprimée pour broderie de perles (sans perles) – icône « Sainte Sophie »

“St. Sophia” shows the martyr in a deep raspberry maphorion. Her gaze is turned aside and slightly upward; the mood is collected.

What the picture shows

The saint is shown to the waist, turned slightly to one side. Her head and shoulders are covered by a maphorion of dense raspberry-red with a golden edging; beneath it a pale blue garment falls in quiet folds. Her hands are folded at her chest. The halo is wide, built from several rings running from orange to light gold, and it fills most of the upper field. The fill is partial: beads cover the figure, the maphorion, the halo, the chequered border and the fan medallions above, while the cream ground with its printed floral scrollwork stays on the canvas. Below there is a red name plate and a band of ornament, and a narrow border of brown and amber squares runs along the edges.

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

• Size of the finished work: 170×230 mm (6.7×9.06 in)
• Beads needed: approx. 4,998
• Bead colours: 14
• Base: natural artist canvas

A vertical piece with a clear contrast of raspberry and blue. It works as a name-day icon or as a restrained image for a quiet corner at home. Fourteen colours work here mostly on the folds of the maphorion and the gradations of the halo.