THE COURSE IS CURRENTLY FULL. WE ARE ACCEPTING REGISTRATIONS FOR WAITING LISTS.
This course celebrates the settlement of Lintula Holy Trinity Convent in Palokki, Heinävesi, 80 years ago.
The course is suitable for those who master the basic skills of icon painting and have already painted a few icons. The Theotokos of Jerusalem belongs to the Hodegetria (Guide) group of icons, and the original image is considered to have been painted by the holy Apostle and Evangelist Luke. The original image was eventually moved to Constantinople, and a copy was painted from it, which was taken to Chersonesus in Crimea. After many stages, the icon ended up in Moscow, from where Napoleon's troops stole it. This only surviving copy of the original image was apparently kept for some time in Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, but its current whereabouts are unknown. The copy of the Theotokos of Jerusalem icon, painted in Bethany Convent, located in Lintula Convent's church, is one of the few icons saved from old Lintula in Kivennapa during the evacuation journey. It was blessed in Jerusalem, at the Tomb of Christ, and two small pieces of stone are attached to it, one from the Tomb of Christ and the other from Golgotha. This icon, which later proved to be miraculous, arrived as a donation to Lintula in the 1930s. The convent was evacuated on the eve of the icon's feast day, which is likely why this particular icon was chosen to be taken along. The current location of the convent was decided between two options by conducting a prayer service before the Jerusalem icon and then drawing lots. On this course, we will paint an icon that is a synthesis of Lintula's miraculous original image and Petros Sasaki's later Byzantinized version. We will preserve the original icon's color scheme but seek an older stylistic expression for the faces and garments. The icon board and model will be provided at the beginning of the course. Other tools and materials needed for the course can also be purchased from the college. Course instruction begins on September 18th; accommodation for the preceding night is included in the course price, and any meals on September 17th are paid at Trapesa at normal prices. Please note that those under 35 years old receive a 40 percent discount on icon painting course prices. Instructor: icon conservator and painter Antti Narmala. The language of instruction is Finnish.
The Epassi mobile application can be used as a payment method for this course.
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