draconesmundi
Dracones Mundi
My name's Charlotte and I am writing a dragon book! Guide to dragons of the world covering mythology and natural history of each dragon species. Dragons are crocodile relatives!
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les animaux de l'histoire
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Raffaello - San Giorgio e il Drago - 1505
(St. George)
Musée du Louvre, Paris
Fun fact: read about the legend of Saint George killing the Dragon here
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St. George and the Dragon (Italian 14th Century)
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Wolfgang Högler
Saint George
Gouache on parchment, 22.5 x 16 cm, 17th/18th century
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Master of the Calvary
Saint George
Copper engraving, ca. 1430
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Grégoire Guérard
St. George fighting the Dragon
Grisaille in oil, 69 x 76 cm, ca. 1520
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St George and the Dragon, by DonatoArts
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Simon von Taisten
St. George killing the dragon
Painting on fir wood, 72 x 33 cm, ca. 1490
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'Saint George and the Princess of Silence Return to the City with the Vanquished Dragon'. Maerten De Vos. 1590.
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St. George and the Dragon (1516) by Vittore Carpaccio (National Gallery of Art)
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Salvador Dalí
St. George and the Dragon
Bronze with green and brown patina, 46 cm, conceived in 1977, first cast in 1984
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Lluís Masriera i Rosés
Pendant with Saint George
Cast gold, opalescent ‘plique-a-jour’ enamel, ‘basse-taille’ enamel, diamonds and rubies, 4.6 x 3.6 x 8 cm, 1901-02
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St George and the Dragon by Briton Rivière
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Saint George and the Dragon!
It is April 23rd (Saint George's Day) so here are some fun facts!
The original Saint George had legends in the 4th-6th centuries, and his story was one of matyrdom, dying for Christian values etc. whereas the Saint George And The Dragon myths were an 11th century embellishment. Here I have him as a roman officer in the sort of cavalry armour that would have been worn in 4th-6th centuries, with metal plates sewn into fabric. The dragon is obviously a 11th century addition! Saint George's horse is traditionally white, as he is one of 14 Holy Helpers in Roman Catholic tradition, so in pictures where he's lined up with the other 13 helpers he's given a white horse to say "this one is George". Saint George also has a white flag with a red cross.
Growing up in the UK, I know him as the Patron Saint of England, but he is also Patron Saint of Ethiopia, Georgia, Catalonia (Spain), Aragon (Spain) and Moscow (Russia). He is also the patron saint of soldiers and livestock!
His battle with the dragon may have taken place in Beirut (Lebanon), Silene (Libya), Cappodocia (Turkey).
The dragon pictured above is a dragon from my project, the green wyvern (Megavipera viride), which has a wide distribution throughout Europe and North Africa, which hopefully covers all the regions George is said to have fought the dragon in!
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Saint George Slaying the Dragon by Carlo Crivelli
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Saint George Killing the Dragon by Bernat Martorell 1434-5.
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