WHO ARE WE?

We are a  private   gallery , specialized  in icon copies. We are located in Sofia, Bulgaria. The artist who makes the greatest part of what we deal with is our father  Ustinian Tilov. Our mother, Irina Tilova is the one who manages the gallery. A contribution to their efforts occurs on the part of their sons: Dinko, Boris, Ivan.

WHAT DO WE DO?

Our icons are author's hand painted replicas respecting the icon painting tradition - tempera on wood. The availability is between 40 and 50 pcs, different models. Prices are ex-gallery and on request for every model. Transport is additionally calculated.

Commissions for icon copies are accepted also.We guarantee the high quality of the art work we send you.

To create this site we have used information about the icons  from the following sources:

"Bulgarian Icons" by professor Atanas Bozhkov - 1984

"Bulgarian Icons Through the Centuries" by Kostadinka Paskaleva - 1987

"Bulgarian Icons" by Liuben Prashkov - 1985

"Icons from Bulgaria" by Kostadinka Paskaleva - 1981

"An Icon Painter's Notebook: The Bolshakov Edition" translated and edited by Gregory Melnick - 1995

"An Iconographer's Patternbook: The Stroganov Edition" translated and edited by Fr. Christopher P. Kelley - 1992

"Icons in Bulgaria" by Teofana Matakieva-Lilkova - 1994