Eklavya Practicing Archery before an Icon of Dronacharya

By Ioannis (John) Kornarou (1745-1812). Icon. Oil on wood 26.5 x 20 cm A small icon of Saint George. Little is known about Kornarou. He was of the Cretan School of art and painte...

content description: Late 16th century Russian icon of John the Baptist. The icon was initially placed in the 19th century but the original painting was revealed by removing the fo...

1916.9.289 Name and identification of character Mask used as an icon. The icon depicts a demon called kalu yaka (Sin.), also called kalu kumaraya (Sin.). Context The icon, in the...

content description: In this 1860's or 1870's Russian icon, legendary soldier and Great martyr Saint George slays a dragon. The icon is from the private collection of Harri Willamo...

content description: This Russian Saint Nicholas icon originates from the late 18th century or the early 19th century. It is exceptional for having the artist's signature on the fr...

content description: This Russian Kaplunovskaja-Kazanskaja version of the legendary icon of the Mother of God originates from the mid-19th century. The icon is from the private col...

content description: This 19th century Russian icon of the Holy Trinity was originally part of an iconostasis. Being loyal to the Trinity theme, the painting includes three men at ...