Collection Name : Holy Metropolis of Ydra, Spetses and Egina
Type : Icon
Year : First half of the 18c. AD.
Place : Idra
Τechnique : Egg tempera on wood
Dimension : 53,5 x 33 εκ
Current Place : Saint Athanasios church, Gourmadas
Description : Under an arched top frame, decorated with simple floral motifs on the upper edges. Saint Ioannis Damaskinos (AGIOC / IO [ANNIC] O DAMA / CKINOC), is sitting comfortably on a wooden throne having his feet resting stands on a plain square footrest. He is sitting on having his body slightly turned to the left holding an open scroll, his left hand is stretched out, in a gesture of supplication. He wears a monastic garment - an orange chiton, and a dark red epitrahelion, (a garment worn around the neck), that falls gracefully in the centre of the body. His himation is of dark-brown color with darker hues that close around the neck. On his head he wears a white ribbon, tied like a turban and falls on the shoulders. This designates the Saint’s Arabic origin.
