Saint George And The Dragon, Roman Painter 17th Century

Saint George and the Dragon
Roman painter, 17th century

Oil on copper

56 x 38 cm. - framed 57 x 50 cm.

The interesting painting we present here, executed in oil on copper, evocatively illustrates the triumph against the dragon of St. George, a noble knight of the Christian faith, whose miraculous adventure, imbued with symbolic meanings in the struggle between Good and Evil, has always been a favourite theme in art: in the Renaissance period it made it possible to stage ideals and values of both chivalry and religion.

Analysis of the characters allow us to attribute it to a painter marked by Italian culture, presumably Roman, from the height of the 17th century, although the pictorial stylistic features are more archaic and would refer to earlier painting.

"He arrived one day in the kingdom of Silene, ravaged by the presence of a terrible dragon, whose destructive power could only be contained by human sacrifice. It was the 'soldier of Christ' who killed the dangerous beast and saved the sovereign's daughter from the monster's jaws, and as a reward he wanted neither honours nor money, but for all the people to convert to Christianity by receiving baptism".

In the painting, Saint George, saint and knight at the same time, is caught in the moment of his triumph over the Dragon, as he spears him.

He is depicted according to traditional iconography, astride his steed, dressed in shining armour and a crested helmet, while his iridescent red cloak appears puffed by the wind, enhancing the dynamism of the sculptural figure. Defiladed, in the background, is the princess in terror trying to save herself.

Very good condition, restoration and repainting.


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