Sequences from the Village Museum, Icon on glass “St. Haralambie killing the plague”; center Laz (1988)

Ioan George Andron · 1988

Icon on glass “St. Haralambie killing plague,” the center of Laz. The icon on the bottle of Laz is specific to the area of the Sebeș Valley, from Alba county, being attributed to the painters of Orthodox churches, icons, crosses and prapori. The first documentary attestation of the icon of Laz is from 1740, later this iconographic style is known as “The School of Laz.” The image presents us with an icon in which is represented a scene in which the Holy Bishop of Magnezia fortress committed miracles including that of saving the plague fortress. Scene presented according to Erminii - Saint Haralambie, in clothes of great archpriest, keeps the plague tied, lying down to the ground. Above, floating on the clouds stand (on the left) Jesus Christ and (on the right) an angel with a coronet of flowers. Interesting is the conception of earth rendering: colour bands alternated chromatically. The stage is framed by curbs, doubles, on the long sides: rocks, crosses, circles, points, arabesques. The fund is made by applying silver sketch over the stars and inscription - technique specific to the center of iconari from Laz (attempt to imitate the icons on the mirror).