Russian Orthodox St. George Icon, 19th Century

An antique Russian Orthodox icon of St George and the dragon,…
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An antique Russian Orthodox icon of St George and the dragon, 19th century, the icon in tempera colours on a gesso prepared ground on a timber panel with battens, painted in the Western manner with an animated saint and horse in a landscape setting, with church Slavonic script in Cyrillic to image, height 45 cm, width 37 cm

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  • Gesso - A mixture of plaster of Paris and gypsum mixed with water and then applied to the carved wooden frames of mirrors and picture frames as a base for applying gold leaf. After numerous coats of gesso have been applied, allowed to dry and then sanded a coat of "bole", a usually red coloured mixture of clay and glue is brushed on and allowed to dry, after which the gold leaf is applied. In painting, gesso is also used to prime a canvas prior to applying paint.

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