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Striking large-format Byzantine-style icon depicting St. George slaying the dragon, mounted on a substantial wooden panel with an integrated dark wood surround.The reverse retains a large faded Greek label referencing the Museum of Icons / Byzantine and Post-Byzantine icon tradition in Venice, along with a handwritten inscription reading “im Januar 2003 in Venedig” (“in January 2003 in Venice”), documenting its acquisition in Venice in 2003.The image has a beautifully aged appearance with extensive intentional craquelure, distressed gilded/gold-tone background, traditional Greek lettering and richly detailed rendering of St. George, his armor, horse and the dragon.Approximate dimensions: 24 × 32 inchesSubject: St. George and the Dragon
Style: Byzantine / Greek Orthodox iconography
Medium: Decorated icon on wooden panel
Provenance: Acquired in Venice, Italy, January 2003, according to inscription on reverse
Condition: Very good decorative condition with extensive antiqued/crackle finish and intentional distressed appearance. Please examine photographs closely as they form part of the condition description.A particularly impressive piece because of its unusually large scale. Beautiful as religious art or as a decorative piece for collectors of Byzantine, Greek Orthodox, Venetian or ecclesiastical art.The exact production date and painting technique have not been independently authenticated, so this is being represented as a Byzantine-style reproduction/icon rather than an antique original.
