Legend of Yuriev Hill is inspired by the ancient Belarusian legend associated with Yuriev Hill in Vitebsk, where pre-Christian and Christian traditions gradually merged into a shared cultural memory. According to the legend, Yarilo, the god of spring, defeated the serpent that had imprisoned the waters beneath the earth. Later, the same place became associated with Saint George the Victory-Bearer, whose image absorbed many of the attributes of the older deity. The painting explores the transformation of symbols across time. The rider becomes an archetypal figure whose identity remains deliberately open, existing between myth and history, pagan ritual and Christian tradition. The landscape unfolds as an imagined psychological space where memory preserves multiple layers of belief instead of replacing one with another.
Framed in a plastic frame measuring 67 × 52cm with glass and a mat