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Not My Art, but old enough to be in the public domain I am sure! "The icon of St-Christopher is one of the most astounding images found in the Orthodox Tradition. Showing a dog-headed warrior saint, it conjures fantastical stories of werewolves or of monstrous races from Pliny’s edge of the world. Because of all the difficulties it presents, the icon was proscribed in the 18th century by Moscow." Yes. There is seriously a furry saint in the Catholic Church. He's still "on the books" too. More information : https://orthodoxartsjournal.org/the.....t-christopher/
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Miscellaneous
Species Dog (Other)
Size 794 x 1021px
File Size 258.8 kB
I'm Eastern Orthodox myself, and remember the first time I saw the icon of St. Christopher. One of my church friends was like "Hey, don't you draw characters like that?" XD
There's some pretty fascinating iconography out there from Antiquity and Medieval periods depicting early saints and biblical figures interacting with dog-headed foreigners.
There's some pretty fascinating iconography out there from Antiquity and Medieval periods depicting early saints and biblical figures interacting with dog-headed foreigners.
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