Saint George Slaying the Dragon
Like many other renowned printmakers, Schongauer learned to draw and engrave in a goldsmith’s workshop. This print is also conceivable as executed in precious metal, for example as the decoration of the well of a plate. Schongauer here depicts the moment when George raises his sword to give the death blow to the monster. Its eyes wide open, the dragon awaits its fate.
Publisher
- Rijksmuseum
Subject
- http://iconclass.org/11H(GEORGE)41
Type of item
- engraving
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- Public Domain
- Publiek Domein
Creation date
- 1470 - 1490
- 1470/1490
- 1470/1490
Place-Time
- third quarter 15th century
- fourth quarter 15th century
Places
- Germany
- Duitsland
- urn:rijksmuseum:thesaurus:RM0001.THESAU.156
- Germany
Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.30131
- RP-P-OB-1041
Extent
- diameter 87 mm
Format
- paper
- Paper
Language
- nl
Is part of
- collectie: prenten
Is referenced by
- Bartsch 51
- Hollstein German 58
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2014-05-27T17:00:05.320Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2018-03-17T14:01:27.234Z