Forty Martyrs of Sebaste,
the icon of Bulgaria; XVIII century.;
Location : Russia. Moscow. State Museum of Art. Pushkin. (GMII); 39.3 x 29.5 cm,
material: wood, gold (leaf),organic pigments,
equipment : gilding, egg tempera.
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste - iconographic composition dedicated to the martyrdom in 320, at Sebaste (Armenia) 40 Christian soldiers for refusing to sacrifice to the pagan gods.
This is the traditional iconographic composition characteristic stylistic features of the 18th century.