Saint Basil of Ostrog | Orthodox Christian Icon of Sveti Vasilije Ostroski | Made in Ostrog Monastery, Montenegro

This is an Orthodox Christian icon of Saint Basil of Ostrog. He is also known as Vasilije and was a Serbian Orthodox bishop of Zahumije who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church.

An Icon is a religious work of art, most commonly a painting in the churches of the Eastern Orthodox churches. They are usually painted on wood panels such as this one, manufactured for personal use.

This is an Icon from Ostrog, Montenegro Monastery.

An icon on a lime board with dowels, with an Kovcheg. The workpiece is processed manually. A gold background is first applied to the prepared primed surface, followed by an icon image and a protective varnish. Potal (a substitute for gold leaf) is used to gild the background, and pigment paints are used for the image.