Reign of the Saint
Thesaints
Gold leaf, egg tempera and a few hundred years. These are the icons the whole party is dressed in.
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Saint Athanasius, icon by Michael Damaskinos, late 16th century
Move your mouse over him, or just watch for a bit. The light moves across the gold the way it does in a church when a candle flickers.
See the pass he's onThe others
Keep scrolling. Each one turns to face you as it passes.
Saint Peter, Sinai, 6th century 
Saint George, Novgorod, 12th century Saints Sergius and Bacchus, Sinai, 13th century 
Saint John the Baptist, Angelos Akotantos, 15th century 
Saint Nicholas, Byzantine ceramic icon