The History and Iconography of St. George and the Dragon

The legend goes that a dragon was terrorizing the city of Silene (in modern-day Libya), demanding sacrifices of sheep to keep the monster satisfied.

Saint George and the Dragon - Wikipedia

In a legend, Saint George—a soldier venerated in Christianity—defeats a dragon. The story goes that the dragon originally extorted tribute from villagers.

Masterpiece Story: Saint George and the Dragon - DailyArt Magazine

The Christian Saint George was inspired to seek out and slaughter the evil Dragon roaming the countryside. The Dragon demanded human sacrifice, ...

The Legend of Saint George and the Dragon - STAIR Galleries

The tale of Saint George and the Dragon is widely depicted in Medieval art where the Christianised iconography of the horseman and dragon can be traced to ...

How Saint George's Dragon Got Its Wings - JSTOR Daily

The story of Saint George, put most simply, is of a soldier who valiantly killed a dragon that was demanding human sacrifice from an innocent ...

The Symbolism and Iconography of Saint George and the Dragon

There is indeed strong symbolism behind the story and icons of St George slaying the dragon. The dragon and the serpent are both descriptions ...

St George and the dragon - Google Arts & Culture

St George is also found depicted in paintings, and as the subject of iconography throughout the Mediterranean. Coins of the German States from the 1670s and ...

Saint George and the Dragon - National Gallery of Art

A Roman soldier of Christian faith, Saint George saved the daughter of a pagan king by subduing a dragon with his lance; the princess then led the dragon to the ...

St. George: Art, Iconography, Legend

The only item from the Golden Legend that most artists ignore is George killing the dragon with a sword. The spear is almost always preferred.

Saint George and the Dragon | The Art Institute of Chicago

Conceived in the elegant, decorative International Gothic style, the painting was originally the center of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint George that was ...

Saint George: a multicultural icon | Art UK

The character of the Redcrosse Knight bears the emblem of the red cross and slays a dragon. Spenser claimed the purpose of the book was to ' ...

St. George and the Dragon - Sir Thomas Browne

Another icon depicts Saints George and Christopher (!) side by side, each impaling with a long lance a human-headed serpent. The icons are dated (by their ...

Saint George and the Dragon: the origins of the legend

As a symbol of evil and paganism, the dragon appears frequently in the stories about medieval saints. The list of dragon slayers saints is ...

St George and the Dragon | Ruzhnikov Russian Art Collection

George began in the 5th century in the Byzantine Church, St.George is found in Russian art in the 11th-century frescoes of the St.Sophia Cathedral in Kiev. The ...

St George and the Dragon | History Today

The dragon myth originated in Georgia – one of a number of places in which George is a patron saint. It was popularised in western Europe in the ...

Saint George and the Dragon - The Collection - Museo del Prado

The tale of Saint George and the Dragon was popularised by the writer Jacopo della Voragine in his Golden Legend. It tells of the arrival of ...

Saint George and the Dragon: The origin of the story

The icon of St. George on his horseback with his spear fighting the dragon, to save the princess is one of the most famous stories in the ...

St George and the Slaying of the Dragon - Medieval History

He is honoured through the legend of Saint George and the Dragon. His memorial, St George's Day, is ...

Saint George and the Dragon - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

This sculpture presents Saint George with his right foot pressing into the neck of the vanquished dragon.

St George and the Dragon | Ruzhnikov Russian Art Collection

The hagiography of St George tells a story of his victory over the monstrous dragon who demanded human victims, and his rescue of Princess Elisaba from death.