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RUSSIAN, DATED 1570
Details
A WOOD-CARVED ICON OF ST. GEORGE KILLING THE DRAGON
RUSSIAN, DATED 1570
The image sculpted in the recession of the panel under an ogee arch, showing in high relief the saint on horseback, wearing elaborate armour of Mongolian type and a cape, his lance with a cruciform standard, being plunged into the mouth of the winged, coiled dragon, a small portrait of the rescued Princess Elisaba painted in a further recession in the background, at the upper right corner Christ emerging from a heavenly segment, wearing a tripartite halo and blessing the saint, the carved image partly painted in gold, white and red, the border decorated with stylized foliage and interlaced patterns, each side with an image, the upper one depicting the Mandylion, the other three selected saints, two carved inscriptions at the back of the icon testifying to the icon's commission
13 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (34 x 23.2 cm)
RUSSIAN, DATED 1570
The image sculpted in the recession of the panel under an ogee arch, showing in high relief the saint on horseback, wearing elaborate armour of Mongolian type and a cape, his lance with a cruciform standard, being plunged into the mouth of the winged, coiled dragon, a small portrait of the rescued Princess Elisaba painted in a further recession in the background, at the upper right corner Christ emerging from a heavenly segment, wearing a tripartite halo and blessing the saint, the carved image partly painted in gold, white and red, the border decorated with stylized foliage and interlaced patterns, each side with an image, the upper one depicting the Mandylion, the other three selected saints, two carved inscriptions at the back of the icon testifying to the icon's commission
13 3/8 x 9 1/8 in. (34 x 23.2 cm)
Literature
Catalogue of the exhibition D'un Autre Monde. Icônes Inconnues et Art Byzantin, Koninklijk Museum, (Antwerp, 1997), no.96
Engraved
The first inscription on the back of the panel reading: The icon of Dmitri Kozmin, son of Pok (Polycarpe) and the one below: The icon was carved by Sava Zhukov, on the 8th of April of the year 7078; this year corresponds to 1570 A.D.
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium