Saint Dmitry of Rostov chased silver oklad, late 18th century
This icon depicts the 18th-century saint Dmitry of Rostov (1651-1709). Dmitry of Rostov was a supporter of the ‘Cossack’ or ‘Ukrainian’ Baroque style of art and architecture. The style of this icon shows how Western art came to influence icon paintings in the 17th and 18th centuries.