Icon of Saint George. Near East, Syria, early 18th century. Tempera on wood. In black in the sky, the name of the saint in Arabic: "The great martyr George". In red in the lower left corner, the words: "Taswîr Na'mat Nâsir Homsî" / "Made by Na'mat Nâsir Homsî". Two recent labels on the back indicate that the painter Na'mat Nâsir Homsî was born in Homs in 1645 and that the work was painted in 1700. 24 x 20 cm We thank Madame Camille Celier for her reading of the Arabic inscriptions. [Russian art]