Saint George (Russian: Святой Георгий) is a Russian icon of Saint George painted in Novgorod by an unknown artist.
It was the main icon of the Yuriev Monastery before it was moved to the Tretyakov Gallery in Moscow.
This theory is supported by art historians Viktor Lazarev, Engelina Smirnova and Natalya Salko.
[2][3][4] Viktor Lazarev states that its size is suitable for that purpose.
[2] The iconography corresponds to the common Byzantine depiction (from the 10th century) of Saint George not as a warrior, but as a young martyr.