The Stoning of Stephen (Skoufos)

The Stoning of Stephen is a tempera and gold leaf painting by Philotheos Skoufos.

He was briefly a priest at the famous Greek church in Venice San Giorgio dei Greci.

Skoufos created notable copies of Damaskinos's paintings namely The Stoning of Stephen and The Beheading of John the Baptist.

There are four paintings that identically resemble his work created between 1640-1707 signed by master painters.

Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper was restored due to surviving copies of his work created by other artists.

[2][3] The artwork is made of traditional egg tempera paint and gold leaf on a wood panel.

The work of art is in very good condition and reconstructs Damaskinos’s slightly damaged painting.

Another missing component in Damaskinos’s work is the figure of Christ in the heavens.

The gold background distinguishes the work of art created for religious figures.