IT WAS BEAUTY KILLED THE BEAST
Today’s icon, from the first half of the 17th century, is a well-known example by the Stroganov painter Никифор Истомин Савин — Nikifor Istomin Savin. The subject is, as the title tells us, the “Miracle of the Great Martyr of Christ Feodor Tiron and the Serpent.” Serpent and dragon are virtually synonymous here. The tale … Continue reading IT WAS BEAUTY KILLED THE BEAST
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