Icon with St George and the youth of Mytilene

Title

Icon with St George and the youth of Mytilene

Description

"Icon painted in egg tempera on gesso over linen on a pine panel. The background gesso is worked in relief, originally silvered. On the reverse is a patriarchal cross painted in red. The icon represents a young beardless saint on horseback. He is identified by an abraded, but just readable, Greek inscription in red letters which identifies him as St George" (British Museum).

Source

British Museum, https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1984-0601-1_1

Date

Mid-13th c.

Rights

Creative Commons

Format

Painted icon on pine panel.

Physical Dimensions

Height: 268 millimetres, Width: 188 millimetres