St George in Christian art(Ancient Murals, Fresco and Icon)

Icon of St George
Icon of St George

Saint George is a martyr and in the classical orthodox icon style; he is either portrayed as a soldier with his weapons, or in the more famous setting of him riding a white horse and slaying the dragon.Some exception to these forms , we see some mural  and icons portraying different life scenes in St George’s life mostly his suffering and some portraying the whole life of Saint George as well as the scenes of his torture and martyrdom.

St. George with scenes from his life, Kremikovtsi Monastery
St. George with scenes from his life, Kremikovtsi Monastery
Mural from StGeorge Cathedral, France
Mural from StGeorge Cathedral, France
Mural from StGeorge Cathedral, France
Mural from StGeorge Cathedral, France
Dragging St George Through the streets
Dragging St George Through the streets
Paliakara Church, India
Paliakara Church, India

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Icon of St George with his beheaded head
Icon of St George with his beheaded head
Madonna and Child with St George Alte Meister  Germany
Madonna and Child with St George
Alte Meister
Germany
St. George being tortured on the wheel
St. George being tortured on the wheel
Glass painting , beheading of St George
Glass painting , beheading of St Georg
Martyrdom of St George by Paolo Veronese
Martyrdom of St George by Paolo Veronese
Unknown: Showing the life of St george
Unknown: Showing the life of St georg
St. George raising the dead man
St. George raising the dead man
St. George in the lime pit and drinking poison
St. George in the lime pit and drinking po
St. George destroys the idol by prayer and St. George saving the young woman
St. George destroys the idol by prayer and St. George saving the young woman
The burial of St. George
The burial of St. George

Geevarghese sahada Pray for us……………………………..

Reference : http://www.eikonografos.com
 Decani Monastery murals
Kremikovtsi Monastery murals

Rijo Geevarghese
rijo4iesus@gmai.com

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