Saint George and the Dragon
Maker
Giovan Angelo del Maino
(Italian, born Milan ca. 1470, active in Pavia 1496 - 1536)
Additional Title(s)
- St. George and the Dragon
Collections
ClassificationsSCULPTURE
Dateca. 1500
Mediumpolychrome and gilt wood
Dimensions24 3/4 x 16 x 7 in. (62.9 x 40.6 x 17.8 cm.)
Credit LineThe Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens. Purchased with funds from the Art Collectors' Council, Adele S. Browning Memorial Art Fund, and Schweppe Art Acquisition Fund. Gift of Edward W. and Julia B. Bodman Collection, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Carter, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cummings, Donald E. and Ruth B. Evans, Herbert O. Knecht, Mrs. Malcolm McNaghten, Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Moseley, Kate Fowler Merle-Smith, Florence M. Quinn, Kate Van Nuys Page, Bequest of Virginia Steele Scott, and Mrs. Douglas Wright, Jr., by exchange.
Label TextIn this dazzling and rare wood sculpture, St. George tramples the snarling dragon, who twists up toward his attacker. The subject derives from myth and, from the earliest days of Christianity, the saint has been venerated in both the Greek Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches. The coat-of-arms belongs to Bernardo de’ Rossi, Bishop of Treviso, for whom the artist created this work, perhaps on the bishop’s return to his hometown outside Parma, where St. George symbolized an important military order.Status
On viewObject number2012.7
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