Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel leather pouch with wear and aging to

with wear and aging to the surface as evident all to the good I think

11 1/4" x 8 3/4" framed

before we finally reach the mine

painted on a plate (I thought was wood but now am thinking is likely hard paper mache) with a hanger on the back

I can't deal with furniture of any scale

Archangel Michael Crushing Satan, 18th/19th C. Gilded Russian Icon on Wood Panel leather pouch with wear and aging 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