File:Cesare Rossetti - Saint George and the Dragon - Walters 371769.jpg
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[edit]Cesare Rossetti: Saint George and the Dragon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q18508013 |
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Title |
Saint George and the Dragon |
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Object type | painting | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Genre | religious art | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
English: The veneration of St. George, a Palestinian Christian soldier (d. ca. 303), as a symbol of chivalry and courage in overcoming seemingly insurmountable evil, is distilled in the legend of his killing a dragon. This dragon, terrorizing a whole country, was appeased by offerings of animals or people selected by lot. When the lot fell to the king's daughter, George came to her rescue. After thrusting his lance through the dragon, incapacitating it, he promised to kill it if the king and his subjects became Christians, which they did.
By the 1600s, the existence of dragons was disputed by many naturalists, but the symbolism of a knight who vanquishes evil through the power of God-for which he here gives thanks-retained its currency in secular literature as well as religious practice. |
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Depicted people | Saint George | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
between 1620 and 1644 date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1620-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1644-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | oil on panelmedium QS:P186,Q296955;P186,Q106857709,P518,Q861259 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Painted surface H: 12 1/2 x W: 8 1/2 x D excluding cradle: 5/16 in. (31.7 x 21.6 x 0.8 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q210081 |
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Accession number |
37.1769 |
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Place of creation | Rome, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history |
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Exhibition history | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters with the Massarenti Collection, 1902 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Walters Art Museum artwork ID: 23809 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Source | Walters Art Museum: Home page Info about artwork | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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