A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING ST. GEORGE KILLING THE DRAGON WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD - photo 1
A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING ST. GEORGE KILLING THE DRAGON WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD - photo 1

A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING ST. GEORGE KILLING THE DRAGON WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD

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€ 20 000
Auction dateClassic
10.11.2017 11:00UTC +02:00
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Hargesheimer Kunstauktionen Düsseldorf
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Germany, Düsseldorf
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ID 10622
Lot 1132 | A MONUMENTAL ICON SHOWING ST. GEORGE KILLING THE DRAGON WITH A SILVER-GILT OKLAD
Russian, circa 1800 (icon), Russian, Moscow, Andrey Grigoriev, 1812 (oklad)
Tempera on wood panel. Overlaid with a silver-gilt oklad finely chased and repoussé with a foliate border. Marked with city hallmark, 84 standard and master's mark 'AG' in Cyrillic. The icon portrays the legend of Saint George who saved Elisaba, the daughter of the pagan king of Selena in Libya. She had been chosen by lot as the ransom demanded by the Dragon who was blocking the town's water supply. Saint George is dressed in armour and mounted on a charger. With a steadfast movement he thrusts his spear through the mouth of the Dragon. On the right we see Elisaba who, after taming the Dragon, led him peacefully through the city streets. Above the scenes in ovals on either side we have miniatures of Christ (left) and the Virgin (right), who look over the scene with arms outstretched, blessing Saint George. Minimally restored. 71 x 58 cm.
Provenance: Collection George Costakis whose collection included Russian icons, this icon was inherited by his grandson. George Costakis (1913-1990) was a collector of Russian art whose collection became the most representative body of Modern Russian avant-garde art anywhere.
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