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Saint George and the Dragon

Maker Giovanni Angelo del Maino (Italian, born ca. 1470, active in Pavia in 1496 - 1536)

Additional Title(s)

St. George and the Dragon

Collections

ClassificationsSCULPTURE

Date1522-1527

Mediumpolychrome and gilt wood

Dimensions24 3/4 x 16 x 7 in. (62.9 x 40.6 x 17.8 cm.)

DescriptionThis sculpture portrays Saint George on his horse slaying the dragon with a lance.

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.

Status

On view

Label TextSt. 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.

Object number2012.7