Russian Icon Depicting Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker, Based

Saint Nicholas, blessing with one hand and holding the Gospels in the other, inside a thicket of grapes.

This icon depicting Saint Nicholas the Wonder Worker is from Russia, ca. 1780, cast in bronze, and is mounted on a base. Nicholas is among the most beloved saints in Russian Orthodoxy, a protector of travelers and the vulnerable, and metal icons of him were made to last in homes and on journeys. He appears in bishop's vestments with a large halo, small figures of Christ and Mary at his shoulders. Vines and leaves crowd the wide border. Seven and a half inches high.

Small enough for a traveler, and made to outlast one.