1465
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint George is a 1465 ink by German 15th Century, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a knight in bright armor riding a horse, raising a sword. Behind him, a dragon lies on the ground, its tail curled. To the left, a woman in a red cloak watches from a tower with pointed roofs. The colors are flat and bold, with no shading—just blocks of yellow, red, and green. The scene looks like it was carved into wood and then painted by hand. This is an example of a woodcut.
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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