Gabriel: Angel with the Golden Hair

ARCHANGEL GABRIEL: ANGEL WITH THE GOLDEN HAIR

Anne Beversdorf, 2009

Silk and metallic threads;  4+ carats garnets, faceted and prong-set in sterling silver; 15+ carats hessonite rondelles on 22 point canvas.

Adapted from 12th century Russian icon, Rumyantsevsky Museum, Moscow/Leningrad Russian Museum.