MARTORELL, BernatSaint George Killing the Dragon (detail)1430-35Tempera on wood, 141 x 96 cmArt Institute, Chicago

MARTORELL, BernatSaint George Killing the Dragon (detail)1430-35Tempera on wood, 141 x 96 cmArt Institute, Chicago

MARTORELL, BernatSaint George Killing the Dragon (detail)1430-35Tempera on wood, 141 x 96 cmArt Institute, Chicago

MARTORELL, BernatSaint George Killing the Dragon1430-35Tempera on wood, 141 x 96 cmArt Institute, Chicago

Saint George and the Dragon

Paintings

CARPACCIO, VittoreSt George and the Dragon1502Tempera on canvas, 141 x 360 cmScuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

CARPACCIO, VittoreSt George and the Dragon (detail)1502Tempera on canvasScuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

CARPACCIO, VittoreSt George and the Dragon (detail)1502Tempera on canvasScuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice

BELLINI, GiovanniPesaro Altarpiece (predella)1471-74Oil on wood, 40 x 36 cmMusei Civici, Pesaro

BELLINI, GiovanniPesaro Altarpiece (predella)(detail)1471-74Oil on wood, 40 x 36 cmMusei Civici, Pesaro

CARPACCIO, VittoreSt George and the Dragon1516Oil on canvas, 180 x 226 cm, predella 16 x 52 cm (each)San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

CARPACCIO, VittoreSt George and the Dragon (detail)1516Oil on canvas, 180 x 226 cm, predella 16 x 52 cm (each)San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

RAFFAELLO SanzioSt George Fighting the Dragon1503-05Oil on wood, 29 x 25 cmMusée du Louvre, Paris

RAFFAELLO SanzioSt George Fighting the Dragon (detail)1503-05Oil on wood, 29 x 25 cmMusée du Louvre, Paris

RUBENS, Peter PaulSt George Fighting the Dragon 1606 - 1610 Oil on canvas, 152,4 x 226,7 cmPrado Museum

RUBENS, Peter PaulSt George Fighting the Dragon (detail)1606 - 1610 Oil on canvas, 152,4 x 226,7 cmPrado Museum

MOREAU, GustaveSaint George and the Dragon 1889-1890141 × 96.5 cm National Gallery, London

MOREAU, GustaveSaint George and the Dragon 1889-1890141 × 96.5 cm National Gallery, London000000

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragonc. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragon (detail)c. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragon (detail)c. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

UCCELLO, PaoloSt. George and the Dragon (detail)c. 1456Oil on canvas, 57 x 73 cmNational Gallery, London

TINTORETTOSt George and the Dragon1555-58Oil on canvas, 158 x 100 cmNational Gallery, London

TINTORETTOSt George and the Dragon (detail)1555-58Oil on canvas, 158 x 100 cmNational Gallery, London

TINTORETTOSt George and the Dragon (detail)1555-58Oil on canvas, 158 x 100 cmNational Gallery, London

Signorelli, Luca Attributed toSaint George And The Dragon1495-1505oil, panel 55 × 77.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Signorelli, Luca Attributed toSaint George And The Dragon (detail)1495-1505oil, panel 55 × 77.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Signorelli, Luca Attributed toSaint George And The Dragon (detail)1495-1505oil, panel 55 × 77.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Signorelli, Luca Attributed toSaint George And The Dragon (detail)1495-1505oil, panel 55 × 77.5 cm Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

CRANACH, Lucas the ElderSaint George Fighting the Dragon c. 1520oil on spruce wood 74 × 49 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

CRANACH, Lucas the ElderSaint George Fighting the Dragon (detail)c. 1520oil on spruce wood 74 × 49 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

CRANACH, Lucas the ElderSaint George Fighting the Dragon (detail)c. 1520oil on spruce wood 74 × 49 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna

SODOMA, IlSt George and the Dragonabout 1518WoodNational Gallery of Art, Washington

SODOMA, IlSt George and the Dragon (detail)about 1518WoodNational Gallery of Art, Washington

SODOMA, IlSt George and the Dragon (detail)about 1518WoodNational Gallery of Art, Washington

WEYDEN, Rogier van derSaint George and the Dragon 1432- 1435 Oil on oak panel, 14.3 × 10.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

WEYDEN, Rogier van derSaint George and the Dragon (detail)1432- 1435 Oil on oak panel, 14.3 × 10.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

WEYDEN, Rogier van derSaint George and the Dragon (detail)1432- 1435 Oil on oak panel, 14.3 × 10.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

WEYDEN, Rogier van derSaint George and the Dragon (detail)1432- 1435 Oil on oak panel, 14.3 × 10.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

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WEYDEN, Rogier van derSaint George and the Dragon (detail)1432- 1435 Oil on oak panel, 14.3 × 10.5 cm National Gallery of Art, Washington

…a svatý Jiří zvedá kopí,

aby je vrazil ve chřtán dračí,a motýl spěchá po bodláčí…

...as Saint George summons up his lance

into the dragon’s maw to thrust,thistles – a butterfly flits past...

(Jaroslav Seifert Nobel Prize winning Czech writer, poet and journalist; poem Mount Říp)