Niello Icons of Saints — Tradition and Workshop
How the masters of SevChern engrave holy icons into silver with a burin — a look into a workshop tradition with Byzantine roots.
How the masters of SevChern engrave holy icons into silver with a burin — a look into a workshop tradition with Byzantine roots.
Before the graver makes its mark, the master silversmith holds the silver over a candle flame. What happens then — and why it has been done this way for 300...