Venice · Padua · Treviso · Verona
Hand-painted sacred icons for Venice and the Veneto
No Western city is more Byzantine than Venice. For centuries a bridge between Rome and Constantinople, it keeps golden mosaics, enamels and icons venerated by the whole city in the Basilica of St Mark. For those living in the Veneto, a hand-painted icon is a return to this heritage.
Venice, the most Byzantine of Italian cities
- In St Mark's Basilica the Madonna Nicopeia is venerated, a Byzantine icon that reached Venice after 1204 and has protected the city ever since.
- The Pala d'Oro of the high altar gathers Byzantine enamels on gold with precious stones.
- On Torcello, the cathedral of Santa Maria Assunta keeps the great mosaics of the Mother of God and the Last Judgement.
- San Giorgio dei Greci, church of the Venetian Orthodox community since the 16th century, stands beside the Hellenic Institute and its icon museum.
For those living in the Veneto
From Venice to Padua, from Treviso to Asolo, from Verona to Cortina d'Ampezzo, the Veneto joins a rooted faith with a long tradition of art patronage. Families, collectors, parishes and religious communities can commission from Concetta Basile an icon painted entirely by hand in the Byzantine canon, fully gilded with 23¾ karat gold.
The icon of the Mother of God Hodegetria, the iconographic type of the Nicopeia, is one of the subjects you can commission.
The first conversation can take place online or in person. We ship worldwide: the icon is delivered with protective packaging and, on request, insured shipping, together with its certificate of authenticity on real parchment with photographs of every stage and its explanatory booklet in Italian or English. Shipping conditions are checked case by case at the time of commission.
Mother of God of Tenderness
Gold ground, incised halo.
Christ Pantocrator
Round panel with Greek inscription.
Frequently asked questions
Can I commission an icon inspired by the Nicopeia of St Mark's?
Yes, in the iconographic sense: a new icon of the Mother of God is painted on the model of that prototype, with traditional technique and materials. It is not a photographic reproduction.