Palumbo M. (XX) - San Michele Arcangelo

San Michele Arcangelo – Hand-painted icon on a wood panel with silver leaf
Original work made entirely by hand on a rough-sawn wooden panel prepared according to iconographic tradition. The background is embellished with silver leaf applied to a deliberately textured surface, allowing the natural grain of the panel to emerge, giving the work a luminous and unrepeatable effect.
The icon depicts Saint Michael the Archangel, prince of the heavenly hosts, in the act of defeating evil. The composition draws on the Byzantine tradition, reinterpreted with refined painting sensibility that combines iconographic fidelity with artistic quality.
The author is from Monte Sant’Angelo, a place universally linked to the cult of St. Michael, and trained at the prestigious School of Iconography of the Abbey of Santa Maria di Pulsano, where he earned the certificate of iconographer. This background gives the work strong cultural and spiritual value, rooted in the most authentic tradition of sacred art.
The panel, about 3 cm thick, is a unique piece, ideal for both contemporary icon collectors and prestigious environments, professional studios, or spaces dedicated to meditation and prayer.