Icon - George the Dragonslayer - Wood
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Description from the seller
Beautiful icon from the 19th-century Russian School.
Depicting Saint George slaying the dragon – Egg tempera with a silver background on a chalk-prepared ground, on wood..
Representation of Saint George on a white horse fighting the dragon. The saint, in armor and wearing a red cloak, raises his lance; beneath him lies the defeated dragon at the water's edge.
Red border all around with an inscription in Cyrillic in the upper margin of the image: “Saint George the Great Martyr.”
To the right, the scene of the king and the princess saved from the dragon, a common detail in Orthodox iconography of Saint George.
On the sides: small figures of additional saints (probably patron saints or commissioners).
Tradition: Eastern Orthodox Russian or Balkan.
The light background, red inscriptions, stylized architectures and side panels recall provincial Russian productions or sometimes Greco-Balkan ones.
Hand-painted on chalk-prepared wood with a gilded background.
Technique: Egg tempera
Dimensions: 35 × 31 × 2.5 cm.
Condition: Shows signs of age-related wear, abrasions, small defects and minor retouching.
Shipped with UPS tracking and insurance.
Beautiful icon from the 19th-century Russian School.
Depicting Saint George slaying the dragon – Egg tempera with a silver background on a chalk-prepared ground, on wood..
Representation of Saint George on a white horse fighting the dragon. The saint, in armor and wearing a red cloak, raises his lance; beneath him lies the defeated dragon at the water's edge.
Red border all around with an inscription in Cyrillic in the upper margin of the image: “Saint George the Great Martyr.”
To the right, the scene of the king and the princess saved from the dragon, a common detail in Orthodox iconography of Saint George.
On the sides: small figures of additional saints (probably patron saints or commissioners).
Tradition: Eastern Orthodox Russian or Balkan.
The light background, red inscriptions, stylized architectures and side panels recall provincial Russian productions or sometimes Greco-Balkan ones.
Hand-painted on chalk-prepared wood with a gilded background.
Technique: Egg tempera
Dimensions: 35 × 31 × 2.5 cm.
Condition: Shows signs of age-related wear, abrasions, small defects and minor retouching.
Shipped with UPS tracking and insurance.
Details
Era
1400-1900
Iconography
George the Dragonslayer
Specific region of origin
Balkans
Number of objects
1
Material
Wood
Country of origin
Russia
Height
35 cm
Width
31 cm
Depth
2.5 cm
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes
Estimated period
1800-1850, 1850-1900
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