Russian icon of Saint George, mid-19th century
Russian icon of Saint George, mid-19th century. Antique icon of the mid-19th century from Moscow, painted with egg tempera on a thick wood board of 36x31 cm, representing Saint George on his white horse, triumphant.
According to the legend a monster was living in a pond near Silene and, in order to satisfy its appetite, the villagers were sacrificing sheeps and, after that, young people chossen randomly. But on day, it was the king's daughter turn and in that very moment Saint George appeared and...
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Russian icon of Saint George, mid-19th century. Antique icon of the mid-19th century from Moscow, painted with egg tempera on a thick wood board of 36x31 cm, representing Saint George on his white horse, triumphant.
According to the legend a monster was living in a pond near Silene and, in order to satisfy its appetite, the villagers were sacrificing sheeps and, after that, young people chossen randomly. But on day, it was the king's daughter turn and in that very moment Saint George appeared and heroically killed the creature. After that, all the citizens were ready to be baptised.
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