Albrecht Dürer
St. George on Foot
c. 1502
St. George is here shown before a Levantine background consisting of a broad expanse of ocean dotted with tiny islands. This exotic scenery is an appropriate setting for the legend of the saint’s slaying of a plague-bearing dragon that envenomed the surrounding countryside. Standing triumphant over the lifeless body of his dragon adversary, he holds the banner of the Order of St. George (a cross within a circle), founded in 1468 by Emperor Frederick III in order to oppose the Turkish invasions.
Artist
Title
St. George on Foot
Date
c. 1502
Medium
Print
Materials
engraving on laid paperDimensions
11.2 x 7.1 cm
Nationality
German
Credit line
Purchased 1922
Accession number
2051
