Typically, when you think of a Byzantine iconostasis, you either think of something either entirely gilt in gold leaf, or you think of one that has been left with its wood uncovered and stained (usually in a dark walnut sort of colour), possibly with some occasional gold leaf highlights here and there.
In that regard, a 'typical' iconostasis might look something like these (to some greater or lesser degree of course, depending on the importance of the church in question):
These remain the predominant style of course, and as such, when I came across a number of polychromatic iconostases that are much more brightly coloured, while they are not necessarily to my own particular tastes, I thought they might be of interest to share all the same. For the most part, these particular examples are all situated in Eastern Europe of course, and my sense is this style is one that has come out of the Baroque and Rococo eras in Eastern Europe.
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| The slate coloured iconostasis of Basilica of Eger, Serbia |
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| Detail of the slate coloured iconostasis of Basilica of Eger, Serbia |
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| The blue iconostasis of Assumption Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Astana, Kazakhstan |
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| A green iconostasis in the Church of the Agapete Pechersky, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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| The red iconostasis of St. Andrew's Church, Kyiv, Ukraine |
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| A pastel, Rococo coloured iconostasis St. Barbara's Church, Vienna |
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| The cerulean blue iconostasis of the Church of the Iveron Icon of the Mother of God, Barnaul, Russia |
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| A striking, cobalt blue iconostasis in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Kulishki, Russia |
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| Teal iconostasis in the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Bryansk, Russia |
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| Marbleized iconostasis in white/mint green at the Pokrovsk Church in Lyiv, Ukraine |
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