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GREEK (ASIA MINOR OR MELCHITE), CIRCA 1600
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GREEK (ASIA MINOR OR MELCHITE), CIRCA 1600
The saint wearing golden armour, fiery red leggings and corresponding cape, plunging his long spear into the mouth of the serpent in the foreground, the white horse with an opulent saddle cloth and a knotted tail, the event taking place in a hilly landscape with sparse vegetation, the skies rendered in gold, the name of the saint inscribed in Greek majuscule, the black border bearing traces of golden stylised designs, the edge painted red
11 1/8 x 8½ in. (28.25 x 21.5 cm)
GREEK (ASIA MINOR OR MELCHITE), CIRCA 1600
The saint wearing golden armour, fiery red leggings and corresponding cape, plunging his long spear into the mouth of the serpent in the foreground, the white horse with an opulent saddle cloth and a knotted tail, the event taking place in a hilly landscape with sparse vegetation, the skies rendered in gold, the name of the saint inscribed in Greek majuscule, the black border bearing traces of golden stylised designs, the edge painted red
11 1/8 x 8½ in. (28.25 x 21.5 cm)
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