A MONUMENTAL RUSSIAN ICON OF SAINT GEORGE BATTLING THE DRAGON, 16TH CENTURY , depicting Saint George on his white steed trampling a winged red dragon coiled underfoot, meanwhile the princess Elisaba of Atalia watches from the entrance of the castle as her parents and townspeople 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 (one missing). 68.5 x 59 cm (27 x 23 1/4 in.)