Ikona iz Umjetničke zbirke Zavičajnog muzeja u Visokom - Sveti Đorđe ubija aždahu
An icon from the Art collection of the Regional museum in Visoko - Saint George slaying the dragon

Summary/Abstract: The Orthodox icon depicting St. George slaying the dragon, one of the 20th century works preserved in the Art Collection of the Regional museum in Visoko, is part of the legacy of Marica Vojnović (1892–1982). This is the artwork of an unknown iconographer, presumably of Slavic origin, whose oil on canvas technique displays influence of Orthodox iconography with elements of Western realism. Interesting feature of the icon is the Cyrillic inscription and author’s stylized signature, though partially legible, according to which the icon was painted in 1905. Additionally, the icon bears traces of two stamps in faded ink, one oval and the other rectangular, with fragmented Cyrillic text referring to Bosnia and Sarajevo. Considering that the icon has neither been analyzed nor made widely known before, the aim of this paper is to document and describe the icon’s origin, inscriptions and stamps and other stylistic features revealing the transformation of Orthodox iconography in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the early part of the 20th century.

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