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St. George Slays the Dragon (Serbian: Свети Георгије убива аждаху / Sveti Georgije ubiva aždahu) is a Serbian war drama film directed by Srđan Dragojević and written by Dušan Kovačević. It was premiered on March 11, 2009.
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.
The Magic Sword (also known as St. George and the Dragon, St. George and the Seven Curses, the film's original title, and The Seven Curses of Lodac) is a 1962 American adventure fantasy film directed by Bert I. Gordon [1] that is loosely based on the medieval legend of Saint George and the Dragon.
St George killed the dragon in this country; and the place is shown close to Beyroot. Many churches and convents are named after him. 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.
Saint George and the Dragon by Bernt Notke. Saint George and the Dragon (Swedish: Sankt Göran och draken) is a late medieval wooden sculpture depicting the legend of Saint George and the Dragon, located in Storkyrkan in Stockholm, Sweden. It is attributed to Bernt Notke and was commissioned by the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Elder. It was ...
Saint George and the Dragon or Saint George Killing the Dragon is a 1555 or 1558 painting by the Venetian artist Tintoretto. [1] It was acquired by the English collector William Holwell Carr , who bequeathed it to the National Gallery , where it now hangs.
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.
George and the Dragon may refer to: George and the Dragon, a wooden roller coaster; George and the Dragon, a British television sitcom broadcast between 1966 and 1968; Saint George and the Dragon, a medieval legend; George and the Dragon, a film released in 2004 starring James Purefoy