Egg tempera on a gessoed wooden panel: thin matte layers of fine hatched strokes, flat burnished gold ground or accents, an arched or rectangular panel. Flat frontal space. People have long oval faces, almond eyes under heavy lids with a calm gaze, long narrow noses, small closed mouths, elongated hands and slender still bodies; skin is modeled over a greenish underlayer with fine warm hatched lights, hair in smooth stylized waves, garments in deep-colored folds. Animals get the same treatment: flat stylized shapes with a clear dark outline, fur as rhythmic hatched strokes, almond eyes, never soft or photographic fur. Fine craquelure. No halos unless asked, no inscriptions or lettering. A restrained Sacred Heart composition in a tall arched panel: a standing man with a long oval face, almond eyes and a gentle calm gaze, long brown hair and a short beard, in a muted red robe and deep blue cloak with covered shoulders, one hand raised in blessing and the other resting on his chest beside a small plain flaming heart, set against a flat burnished gold ground with a narrow dotted border.
Light: even matte light with warm gold glowing around the figure; palette of muted red, deep blue, warm ivory and burnished gold; gentle, reverent, restrained.
Tall 9:16 portrait frame, composed vertically with the main line of the scene rising through the height of the frame. Respectful traditional devotional painting, no halos, no inscriptions, lettering, scripture or logos anywhere, fully clothed figures with covered shoulders, quiet surroundings and calm space around the single subject.
