1520
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Saint George Killing the Dragon is a 1520 ink by Wolf Huber, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white scene of a knight on horseback fighting a dragon near a rocky hill. Trees line the sides, and a small tower sits on the hilltop. The knight’s sword is raised, while the dragon coils around a woman tied to a rock. Notice how the artist used only lines and shading to create depth and movement—no colors at all. Check out the technique: woodcut next to see how this was made.
Wolf Huber (c. 1485 – 3 June 1553) was an Austrian- German painter, printmaker, and architect, who worked in Passau, Germany for most of his life as a leading member of the Danube school.
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