{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Context XXI","provider_url":"http:\/\/contextxxi.org","title":"The Icons\n","author_name":"Amelie Lanier","width":"1200","height":"800","url":"https:\/\/licra.contextxxi.org\/the-icons.html","html":"\u003Ch4 class='title'\u003E\u003Ca href='https:\/\/licra.contextxxi.org\/the-icons.html'\u003EThe Icons\n\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003Cblockquote class='spip'\u003EThe Russian art of icon painting has survived from the medieval ecclesiastic art. It still uses the technique established in the Byzantine Empire. Wooden boards are prepared with a grounding. The paint that is used is tempera paint, based on raw eggs. Tempera is a mixture of oil, water, glue and natural substances. The paint has to be mixed immediately before being applied as it cannot be conserved. The technique is also difficult and requires long training and a lot of skill. \u003Ca href=\"..\/the-icons.html\" class=' pts_suite'\u003E(...)\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n"}