Icon - George the Dragonslayer - Wood

This icon represents Saint George, known in Eastern tradition as Saint George the Victorious.

Saint George mounted on a white horse.
The spear piercing the dragon or serpent, symbol of the victory of good over evil.
The princess or maiden, located to the right, who according to legend was to be sacrificed to the monster.
In the upper left corner appears the bust of Christ, who blesses the saint.

The upper inscription, though very worn, seems to correspond to the name in Cyrillic: «Св. Георгий» ("Saint George").

From the painting's style, the simple composition, the linear drawing of the horse and the golden background, it could be a popular icon of Russian or Balkan tradition, probably from the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries.