Beautiful Saint George In Carved Wood Slaying The Dragon

Beautiful polychrome and gilded carved wooden statue representing Saint George slaying the dragon.

it is a statue sculpted in the round where the Saint appears standing on the monster, he is dressed in armor, holding a spear in one hand and a targe in the other bitten by the dragon.

the monster or the dragon symbolizes evil and Saint George fights it with courage, we find this Saint often represented in this way in the south of France and in particular in Catalonia where he is the patron saint.

However, he is a much loved and coveted Saint and his sculptures and statues are rare.

Beautiful polychromy and original gilding, the gaps in polychromy are visible in the photos, particularly the gaps in the back of the statue.

A very beautiful sculpture from the 18th century in easy-to-place dimensions, with a saint with known apotropaic power.

dimensions:

height: 43.3 cm - Width: 18 cm - Depth: 11 cm

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