Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel type stamps and a few imperfections to

and a few imperfections to the original paint

all the better for the old gold and black paint on it

And perhaps it is Amelia herself at the center of the painting in her red dress and apron

I haven’t been able to find another bunch like these

They are heavy

Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel type stamps and a few imperfections toBetween 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