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Saint George and the Dragon by Peter Paul Rubens
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spaghetti-aldente · 21 days
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SAINT GEORGE AND THE DRAGON | diptych for school
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vrcrafts · 10 months
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Saint-14 and the Wish Dragon
Silk embroidery on cotton muslin
Based on @sketchmatters artwork inspired by Saint George and the Dragon
I've been working on this piece since September and I could not count the number of hours put into this. I've only made a piece this large once before and that one was all line art. I was going to wait to post this until I had it framed, but that is going to take 14-16 weeks and I can't wait that long, lol. So I'll post again once I have it in the frame.
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4eternal-life · 6 months
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Gustave Мoreau  (French,  1826–1898) Saint George and the Dragon
oil on canvas,  h: 141 cm (55.5 in); w: 96.5 cm (37.9 in)
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lionofchaeronea · 7 months
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Saint George, Martyr, unknown Mexican artist, mid-19th century
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Maximilian Liebenwein - The Legend of Saint George :: [Guillaume Gris]
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“The Fairy Queen has sent you to do brave deeds in this world. That High City that you see is in another world. Before you climb the path to it and hang your shield on its wall, go down into the valley and fight the dragon that you were sent to fight.” ― Margaret Hodges, Saint George and the Dragon
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stigmatam4rtyr · 7 months
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Saint George and the Dragon (1880s, oil on canvas) | Gustave Moreau
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artschoolglasses · 9 months
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Saint George and the Dragon, Peter Paul Rubens, 1606-08
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arinewman7 · 1 year
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Saint George and the Dragon
Bernat Martorell
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merildae · 9 months
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Two sessions in on my back tattoo by Aaron Harman
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saintmichale · 7 months
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Swordtember days 1-5 ⚔️
My tablet broke a couple weeks ago so I’m doing traditional art until it gets back ;-;
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charlotte's art history tarot - knight of pentacles
Art: Saint George Killing the Dragon – Bernat Martorell
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9 things you didn't know about Saint George
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Think of St. George and you're probably picturing a heroic knight slaying a ferocious, fire-breathing dragon.
As the country's patron saint, St. George's story is as iconic as his white and red flag.
But like many early saints, the exact details of his life remain a mystery.
Here, we separate fact from fiction to try to get closer to the truth behind the legend of St. George.
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1. St. George wasn't English ...
St. George might be hailed as a national hero, but he was actually born – in the 3rd century AD – more than 2,000 miles away in Cappadocia (modern day Turkey).
He is thought to have died in Lydda (modern day Israel), in the Roman province of Palestine in AD 303.
It is believed that his tomb was in Lod and was a centre of Christian pilgrimage.
2. ... and he wasn't a knight either.
Although St. George is often depicted in popular culture as a knight in shining armour, the truth is less fanciful.
Whilst St. George was depicted from the 11th century as a chilvaric knight or a warrior on horseback, it is more likely that he was an officer in the Roman army.
3. St. George was a martyr ...
Like many saints, St. George was described as a martyr after he died for his Christian faith.
It is believed that, during the persecutions of the Emperor Diocletian in the early 4th century, St. George was executed for refusing to make a sacrifice in honour of the pagan gods.
4. ... but he never visited England
Although St. George never visited England, his reputation for virtue and holiness spread across Europe and his feast day – the 23rd April – was celebrated in England from the 9th century onwards.
He became popular with English kings.
Edward I (1272-1307) had banners bearing the emblem of St. George (a red cross on a white background) and Edward III (1327-77) had a strong interest in the saint and owned a relic of his blood.
The St. George cross was not used to represent England until the reign of Henry VIII.
5. The dragon was added later.
The story goes that St. George rode into Silene (modern day Libya) to free the city from a dragon who had a taste for humans, but it’s a story that post-dates the real George by several centuries.
Images of George and the dragon survive from the 9th century – 500 years after his death.
Originally, these may simply have been representations of the battle between Good and Evil.
However, the story was developed and popularised in the Middle Ages in a compendium of stories about saints’ lives, The Golden Legend.
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6. St. George was a saint for 1,000 years before the 'holiday'
St. George was canonised in AD 494 by Pope Gelasius, who claimed he was one of those 'whose names are justly revered among men but whose acts are known only to God.'
A feast day of St. George has been celebrated in England for hundreds of years on April 23, which was possibly the date of his martyrdom.
Following the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, St. George's Day became one of the most important feast days in the English calendar.
7. England isn't the only country to celebrate St. George
St. George is truly an international saint and England is not the only country or region to claim him as its patron.
England shares St. George with Venice, Genoa, Portugal, Ethiopia, and Catalonia among others as their patron saint.
Many of these places have their own celebrations and ceremonies in his honour.
8. People turned to St. George for protection
During the Middle Ages, people believed that St.George was one of the 'Fourteen Holy Helpers' – a group of saints who could help during epidemic diseases.
St. George's protection was invoked against several nasty diseases, many fatal and with infectious causes, including the plague and leprosy.
From around 1100, St. George’s help was also sought to protect the English army.
In William Shakespeare’s Henry V, the monarch calls on the saint during his battle cry at the Battle of Harfleur in the famous “Once more unto the breach, dear friends” speech, crying “God for Harry! England, and St. George!”
Five hundred years later – during the First World War – a ghostly apparition of St. George was said to have aided British troops during their retreat from Mons, and the naval commander of the Zeebrugge Raid cited the saint as inspiration.
9. St. George represents those we honour
The Order of the Garter, founded by Edward III in 1348, is the highest order of chivalry in the country and Queen Elizabeth II is at the helm as Sovereign of the Garter.
To this day, St. George’s cross still appears on the Garter badge and his image is the pendant of the Garter chain.
In 1940, King George VI created a new award for acts of the greatest heroism or courage in circumstances of extreme danger.
The George Cross, named after the king, bears the image of St. George vanquishing the dragon.
The image of St. George also adorns many of the memorials built to honour those killed during World War One.
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nosherbetlemons · 7 months
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Shakespeare, 'Henry V' / Kenneth Grahame, 'Dream Days' ; 'The Reluctant Dragon'/ Paolo Ucello, 'Saint George and the Dragon' / The National Gallery, London / Odilon Redon, 'Saint Georges et le dragon' / Elif Batuman, 'The Idiot' / Kenneth Grahame, 'Dream Days' ; 'The Reluctant Dragon'
A reflection on myth-making and the creation of Saint George through the guise of subjugation and heroism. - @nosherbetlemons
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godzilla-reads · 1 year
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🗡️ Saint George and the Dragon retold by Margaret Hodges, illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman
Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
Retold from Edmund Spencer’s FAERIE QUEENE, the story of a brave knight who battles a vicious dragon, retold by Margaret Hodges in exquisite prose and illustrated by the wonderful Trina Schart Hyman who creates the atmosphere for the story.
This is a classic dragon story, probably the most classic English dragon story. I loved Margaret Hodges’s writing style, which really opened up the story, paired with Trina’s surrounding artwork. I initially picked up this book just for Trina’s artwork, since it is always so immersive.
My only qualm with the story (why I gave it 3 ⭐️ instead of 4 ⭐️) is that since its retold from a larger story, you feel like you’re starting in the middle, and that feeling is still there by the end.
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tmblrfuckingsucksass · 3 months
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Britain Needs You At Once
WWI Recruitment Poster featuring Saint George (patron saint of England) slaying The Dragon.
🇬🇧💂🏻🫖
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