Byzantine Hand Painted Icon of the Head of Saint John the Baptist.
At a celebration in his honor, Herod Antipas, wanting to please his mistress, Herodias, promised to fulfill her every wish. Then, she urged her daughter Salome, who danced for Herod's sake, to ask that she be given the Head of Saint John the Baptist on a platter.
Despite his initial hesitation, Herod Antipas kept his promise and ordered the beheading of Saint John the Baptist.
Kontakion of Saint John the Baptist
The glorious beheading of the Forerunner, / became an act of divine dispensation, / for he preached to those in hell the coming of the Savior. / Let Herodias lament, for she entreated lawless murder, / loving not the law of God, nor eternal life, / but that which is false and temporal.
Hand-Painted Icons occupy a valuable place in ecclesiastical art because, beyond their obvious artistic value, a hand-painted icon unites man with the holiness of the depicted person.
For the Hand-Painted Icon of the Head of Saint John the Baptist , our experienced painters use traditional techniques and high-quality materials that offer excellent depiction and durability over time.
All our Hand-Painted Icons are painted with egg tempera , while you can choose the size of the icon, the decoration of the background, the language of the inscriptions as well as the type of wood you wish to use.
Note: The final Icon may slightly differ from the catalog photo.
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