A large icon of St George Slaying the Dragon, probably Crete, 17th century
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November 26, 05:37 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
depicting the Saint on horseback in the act of slaying the dragon, who is held with reins by a Princess, by spearing it through its mouth, before the walls of the city of Silene whilst the King and soldiers overlook from a tower, with the Blessing hand of Christ emerging from the upper right, the Saint's name in red Greek lettering in the upper left corner, unsigned
framed 73 by 63cm; 28 3/4 by 24 7/8 in.
unframed 62 by 50.3cm; 24 3/8 by 19 7/8 in.
A young boy holding a wine ewer is seated on the back of Saint George’s horse. He is a youth of Mytilene, who according to the legend was kidnapped and held by Muslims on Crete who used him as a servant. His prayers to Saint George to rescue him and return him to his parents were answered so quickly by the Saint’s appearance on his horse that the boy did not have time to put down the ewer from which he was serving wine.
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