Icon Painted On Wood – Saint George Slaying The Dragon, Early 1èth - Early 1!th Century

Painted icon on wood – Saint George slaying the dragon. Folk work, Central or Eastern Europe, late17th–early 18th century.

Description:

Icon painted in tempera on a single-piece wooden panel, depicting Saint George on horseback, brandishing a red banner and confronting the dragon. The princess appears on the ground, along with a small hanging crucifix, an unusual iconographic detail in popular versions of the theme.

The painting is of vernacular style, probably from a rural or monastic workshop, characterized by a naive but expressive drawing, a limited palette, and direct execution on the wood without complex priming.

Dimensions: 33 × 28 cm.

Condition:

Panel previously damaged by fire: painted face partially spared, reverse heavily charred and cracked.
Losses, lifting, and wear to the paint layer, but overall legibility preserved.
Presence of a later layer of varnish or saturation (probably 20th century), giving a non-original glossy appearance.
No modern repainting identifiable to the naked eye. Unrestored icon.

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