Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel shelf with drawer Spine measures 6 1/2" x

Spine measures 6 1/2" x 1 5/8"

and wraps around nearly half of the vase

mended carefully on the back with clear tape

purchased from a PA seller

Dry finish

Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel shelf with drawer Spine measures 6 1/2" xBetween the gold leafed surface, and the bright red horse, and the devil being crushed underfoot with a row of little houses following the line of his leg no way could I resist this icon! It is Archangel Michael of the Apocalypse crowned and clad in gold, gospels in hand who rides the red horse, with a rainbow arching between his raised hands. This depiction of Michael on his winged horse as "heavenly warlord" recurs in Eastern Orthodox icons, with