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Saint George and the Dragon

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Type
Sculpture(Opens in new tab)
Date
1522-1527
Accession number
2012.7
Maker
Giovanni Angelo del Maino(Opens in new tab) (Italian, 1465–1536)
Dimensions
24 3/4 x 16 x 7 in. (62.9 x 40.6 x 17.8 cm.)
Medium
polychrome and gilt wood
Description
This sculpture portrays Saint George on his horse slaying the dragon with a lance.
Credit
The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council, Adele S. Browning Memorial Art Fund, and Schweppe Art Acquisition Fund. Gift of Edward W. and Julia B. Bodman Collection, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cummings, Donald E. and Ruth B. Evans, Herbert O. Knecht, Mrs. Malcolm McNaghten, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Moseley, Kate Fowler Merle-Smith, Florence M. Quinn, Kate Van Nuys Page, Bequest of Virginia Steele Scott, and Mrs. Douglas Wright, Jr., by exchange.
Department
European Art
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View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)
St. George tramples the snarling dragon, who twists up toward his attacker. The subject derives from myth and, from the earliest days of Christianity, the saint has been venerated in both the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. The coat-of-arms belongs to Bernardo de’ Rossi, Bishop of Treviso, for whom the artist created this work, perhaps on the bishop’s return to his hometown outside Parma, where St. George symbolized an important military order.

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