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A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. GEORGE, STROGANOV SCHOOL, 17TH

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A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. GEORGE, STROGANOV SCHOOL, 17TH
A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. GEORGE, STROGANOV SCHOOL, 17TH
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A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. GEORGE, STROGANOV SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY, depicting Saint George on his white steed trampling a winged red dragon coiled underfoot and precariously leaning over the cavernous blackness of Hell, as the princess Elisaba of Atalia watches from the entrance of the castle while her parents observe from the castle`s roof, emerging from the upper left corner is the guiding Hand of God. Egg tempera, gold leaf, and gesso on wood panel with kovcheg. Two insert splints on the back. 31 x 25 cm (12 ¼ x 9 7/8 in.)

PROVENANCE
Collection of Bernard Winters, Armonk, New York, as of 1965 (acquired directly from Natalie Hammond)
Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, famous mining engineer, diplomat, and philantropist.

Bernard J. Winters was a philanthropist and art collector who was captivated by Russian icons. Over a fifty-year period, he worked closely with Sotheby`s, Christie`s, and private collectors to cultivate his collection. His monumental icons, as well as those purchased from Natalie Hays Hammond, daughter of John Hays Hammond, diplomat, were some of his favored items.

EXHIBITED
North Salem, Westchester County, New York, The Hammond Museum, Faiths: An Exhibition based upon the definition in the Epistle to the Hebrews, xi, 1., April 1965
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A RUSSIAN ICON OF ST. GEORGE, STROGANOV SCHOOL, 17TH

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