1475
paint
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint George is a 1475 paint by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a bold, colorful scene of a knight on horseback fighting a dragon. The knight wears a shiny metal helmet and armor with gold dots. The dragon has sharp teeth and green scales. Two small figures watch from the sides, one holding a branch. The bright colors pop against the dark background, made by cutting into metal and adding paint by hand. This style was common in the 1400s. Next, look up Renaissance to see how this fits into a bigger art movement.
This 15th-century German artist carved vivid religious scenes into metal and wood, then hand-painted them in bright, symbolic colors.
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