Animal Image

Sometimes we can see animal image and especially horses in the icons. In Palekh miniature they are met more often in troika image. Image of other animals you can see in the scenes of hunting. Lower you can see typical image of animals.

	Animal image in ancient Russian painting of the 15th century (from icon "Let Every Creature Praises the Lord"). This composition was used by I.I.Golikov in his work "Wild Beasts" (1925).
	Horse image in ancient Russian painting of the 15th century (from icon "George the Winner").
	Horse image in ancient Russian painting of the 17th century (from icon "Lady Day with Acathistos"). Such kind of horse image was used in I.I.Golikov's, D.N.Butorin's, A.V.Kotukhin's works.
	Horse image in I.I.Golikov's works. Golikov often painted animals in his works and especially horses. His every hors was a new expressive image. They are all different in forms and movement. His manner and technique of painting is more closer to the traditions of the 15th century.
	Saddle image in ancient Russian painting of the 14th century. Saddle image is met mainly in the icons devoted to George the Winner.
	Saddle image in ancient Russian painting of the 15th century.
	Saddle image in ancient Russian painting of the 17th century.