Artist
Ioan Diacul din Lunca
Ioan Diacul din Lunca is a Byzantine icon painting artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Alba Iulia Unification National Museum.
A painter active in the late medieval period, Ioan Diacul din Lunca made religious icons in the Byzantine tradition. His *Deisis* shows Christ flanked by Mary and John the Baptist, stiff figures on gold leaf with raised hands. The flat colors and gold background place it in the same era as Andrei Rublev’s work. Wonder what Byzantine gold leaf feels like up close? Tap *Deisis* to see how the light bounces off the gilded surface.
