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The iconography of military saints Theodore, George and Demetrius as horsemen is a direct continuation of the Roman-era "Thracian horseman" type iconography.The iconography of the dragon appears to grow out of the serpent entwining the "tree of life" on one hand, and with the draco standard used by late Roman cavalry on the other.
By chance Saint George arrived on horseback and killed or wounded the beast with his lance, allowing the princess to escape. Tintoretto's composition is unusual in that the viewer's eye is drawn to the foreground figure of the escaping princess with her bright pink cloak or to the bright heavenly light in the sky giving divine blessing for the ...
Detail showing the use of elk antlers on the dragon's head. The main group is 3.75 metres (12.3 ft) tall, [5] and stands on a wooden plinth that makes the total height c. 6 metres (20 ft). [2] The scale of the sculpture is larger-than-life. It depicts St. George on horseback, fighting with the dragon.
The story of Saint George and the Dragon is one of many stories of the saints preserved in the Golden Legend. The Golden Legend ( Latin : Legenda aurea or Legenda sanctorum ) is a collection of 153 hagiographies by Jacobus de Voragine that was widely read in Europe during the Late Middle Ages .
St. George and the Dragon – Rivière's depiction of an exhausted St. George lying down beside the slain dragon is a radical departure from the triumphant equestrian position in which this saint is traditionally depicted. Briton Rivière RA (14 August 1840 – 20 April 1920) [1] was a British artist of Huguenot descent.
St George killed the dragon in this country; and the place is shown close to Beyroot. Many churches and convents are named after him. The church at Lydda is dedicated to George; so is a convent near Bethlehem, and another small one just opposite the Jaffa Gate, and others beside. The Arabs believe that George can restore mad people to their ...
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After a hard-fought third battle George eventually emerges triumphant and slays the dragon. The king, promising Una to whoever slays the dragon, fulfills his promise and marries George and Una. Although all is well in the land George still fights other battles for the Queene of Faeries and through these battles George becomes Saint George. [4]