Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel type stamps I found these in Upstate

I found these in Upstate New York

It has been through it

and a few imperfections to the original paint

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

early 20th c

Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel type stamps I found these in UpstateBetween 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