Saints and Dragons: Icons from Byzantium to Russia, Chrysler Museum of Art, October 2, 2015–January 10, 2016

The Chrysler Museum of Art's fall keynote exhibition comprises 160 extraordinary works of religious, historical, and artistic importance—rare icons and extraordinary artifacts that rarely leave the collections of The British Museum, London, and the Museum of Russian Icons, Clinton, Mass.

Organized by the Museum of Russian Icons in Clinton, Mass., in cooperation with The British Museum in London, Saints and Dragons comprises scores of rare icons and artifacts, each an extraordinary work of religious, historical, and artistic significance. Through these compelling works, visitors can explore the sacred art of the Orthodox Church from its Greek origins in ancient Byzantium and through the storied history of Christianity in Russia and beyond.

The exhibition breaks new ground in that it marks the first time that The British Museum has loaned two of its most spectacular icons to any American museum. The opportunity to view its Saint John the Forerunner (Constantinople, ca. 1300) and the famous Miracle of Saint George and the Dragon.