Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Holy Archangel Michael
This icon is available under "glass" tab
Acrylic on glass
5" x 7"

This icon depicts Holy Archangel Michael, and is done in the style of "reverse glass iconography".
The Holy Archangel Michael is one of the most celebrated of the Angels and bodiless powers; he is called the Archistrategos, or chief commander, of all the bodiless powers. The name Michael means "like unto God" or "Who is like unto God?"

In this icon Archangel Michael is shown bearing symbols power: a slender rod called a merilo (measure) and a heavenly sphere called a zertsalo (mirror). The inscription at the top reads: "Archangel Michael."

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