Saint George III brings the warrior saint up close. Framed by a swirling halo of white and gold, his calm, youthful face looks straight out at the viewer, crossed by fine fractures that run through the glass like lines of age on an old icon. Rich blue and red robes, gilded armour and the shaft of his lance anchor the image in Orthodox tradition, while the breakage gives it a raw, present-day energy. Here the saint is not a distant legend, but a steady gaze meeting our own.