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Ekaterina Gutsalyuk, a student of the Engineering School of Clothing (College) of St. Petersburg State Pedagogical University, a young restorer, restored the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker for the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg. The icon was received by a student in a state of disrepair, but she managed to recreate both the base of the icon itself, consisting of pine boards, and the image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The author of the icon is unknown, but the student came to the conclusion that the manner in which the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker was executed resembles the Novgorod School of Icon painting.

"The waist image of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is depicted on a wooden base. On both sides of the saint's halo are small figures of Christ and the Virgin, holding out the Gospel and the omophorion, the signs of episcopal dignity. More often, such icons are depicted with the Gospel closed, but in this case it is open on the pages with the beginning of the text of the service to the saint. Such icons became widespread in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. This allowed us to draw more accurate conclusions about the dating of its writing. The vestments of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker consist of a red felony (upper liturgical robe) with green crosses and an omophorion worn over it, also green. An emerald-green horseshoe is visible under the palm. On the Saint's wrists, gold-colored handrails with patterns can be seen tightening the sleeves of the cassock. They symbolize the bonds of Christ. The background of the icon is plain, gilded. The entire icon is made with a predominance of emerald-green and cinnabar-red colors," says Ekaterina.

At the first stage of the work, a student of 草榴短视频 conducted an assessment of the icon's safety. Cracks, joint discrepancies, scuffs, dirt and chipped wood were found on the boards, the coating varnish turned yellow and formed clots in some places, the paint layer, gilding and soil were lost on the front side.

After conducting research, Ekaterina began conservation, in which she was engaged in strengthening fragments that were completely lost or in poor condition, with the stratification of the picturesque layers or moving away from the base. The student also fixed defects on the base of the pine boards, removed dirt and replenished the wood. After that, restoration soil was applied in the places where the painting and soil were lost, and then streaks, clots and irregularities were removed with a specially selected solvent, and the gilding was reinforced.

At the last stage, the young restorer performed tints in the pointe technique using water-soluble watercolor paints, so that the original image is not completed, but replenished. Finally, the icon was covered with restoration varnish.

After the restoration, the icon returned to the Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The scientific supervisor is Gleb Shinkarev, a teacher at ISHO 草榴短视频, a restorer.