Saint George and the Dragon (Rubens)

Saint George and the Dragon (Rubens)

Infobox Painting



title=Saint George and the Dragon
artist=Peter Paul Rubens
year=ca. 1620
type=Oil on canvas
height=427
width=312
height_inch=
width_inch =
museum = Museo del Prado
city = Madrid

"Saint George and the Dragon" is a painting by Peter Paul Rubens, based upon the same motif. It was painted in Genoa as Saint George is the patron of this town whereas Rubens went to Italy to complete his artistic training. The princess' presence on the left is included to represent the Church. [cite web|url=http://museoprado.mcu.es/idragon.html|title= Saint George and the Dragon|author= |accessdate=2007-09-29]

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*"A Landscape with Saint George and the Dragon"


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