Artwork
Icoana este impărțită de o cruce neagră pe care este pictat Isus răstignit, deasupra cu Dumnezeu Tatăl iar in părți cu Sf. Constantin și Elena; sunt patru registre: Maica Domnului indurerată; Sf. Nicolae și Sf. Gheorghe cu balaurul.

Icoana este impărțită de o cruce neagră pe care este pictat Isus răstignit, deasupra cu Dumnezeu Tatăl iar in părți cu Sf. Constantin și Elena; sunt patru registre: Maica Domnului indurerată; Sf. Nicolae și Sf. Gheorghe cu balaurul. is a drawing by Unknown. It dates from 1850 and is held in the collection of the ASTRA National Museum Complex. The object is a modest wooden panel, weathered and divided into horizontal boards that show slight irregularities.
About this work
Overview
The object is a modest wooden panel, weathered and divided into horizontal boards that show slight irregularities. A small metal loop at the top suggests it was once hung. Surface markings include the inscription “AL 5195” and a faint, partially legible line of text, indicating cataloguing or archival notes.
Subject & Meaning
The panel depicts a divided iconography: a black cross bears the crucified Christ, surmounted by an image of God the Father. Flanking this central motif are figures of Saint Constantine and Saint Helena. Additional registers present the sorrowful Virgin Mary, Saint Nicholas, and Saint George confronting a dragon, reflecting common devotional themes in Eastern Christian art.
Technique & Style
Carved from plain wood, the panel’s surface is painted, though the pigments have faded with age, giving a muted palette. The composition follows a hierarchical arrangement typical of medieval icon panels, with a central crucifixion scene framed by subsidiary saints, rendered in a stylized, symbolic manner rather than naturalistic detail.
History & Provenance
A label reading “AL 5195” ties the panel to an archival inventory, though the precise origin remains undocumented. The metal hanging loop and the panel’s modest construction suggest it functioned as a portable devotional object, possibly used in a private chapel or by a lay confraternity before entering a museum collection.


















