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Saint George the dragon slayer3

The theme of Saint George battling the dragon has a long history in art, where it has often been understood as a metaphor for the victory of the Christian spirit over the forces of evil.

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Saint George the dragon slayer3

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  1. SAINT GEORGE THE DRAGON SLAYER

  2. The St. George group is located in Storkyrkan — the Church (now Cathedral) of Saint Nicholas in Stockholm (Sweden) The knight can be detached from the horse – and maybe he used to be carried around in processions. It wasn't before 1901 that the work was attributed to Bernt Notke.

  3. Stockholm Cathedral

  4. In Gamla Stan (the old Stockholm Town) there's a bronze-copy from 1912-13, moulded by Otto Meyer

  5. In Gamla Stan (the old Stockholm Town)

  6. Plaster copy in Lübeck (Germany)

  7. Plaster copy in Lübeck (Germany)

  8. Plaster copy in Lübeck (Germany)

  9. Copenhagen The National Museum The group was carved ca. 1520 by Hans Bruggemann.

  10. Copenhagen The National Museum St. George & the Dragon, Husum, 1520

  11. Bratislava (Slovakia) Primates Palace

  12. Bratislava (Slovakia) Primates Palace

  13. Bratislava (Slovakia) Primates Palace

  14. Red sandstone statue of St George slaying a dragon Basel Cathedral, located in Basel, Switzerland

  15. Hannover Georg Straße 10

  16. Speyer Germany St George and the dragon, Speyer First World War memorial

  17. Speyer Germany St George and the dragon, Speyer First World War memorial

  18. Rothenburg Germany

  19. Darlaston, England St George and the Dragon sculpture by Thomas Wright

  20. Darlaston, England sculpture by Thomas Wright

  21. Banyeres (Spain) Sant Jordi Conjurador

  22. Banyeres (Spain) Sant Jordi Conjurador

  23. Augsburg (Germany) Georgsbrunnen

  24. Eisenach (Thuringia, Germany) Georgsbrunnen

  25. Eisenach (Thuringia, Germany) Georgs brunnen

  26. Eisenach (Thuringia, Germany) Georgsbrunnen

  27. Heide (Holstein, Germany) Georgsbrunnen

  28. Heide (Holstein, Germany) Georgsbrunnen

  29. Zagreb, Croatia - Cathedral of the Assumption

  30. Zagreb, Croatia St. George after his fight with dragon  in the square Trg Brace Hrvatskog Zmaja (The Knights Order of the Dragon), in front of the Stone Gate

  31. Zagreb, Croatia Saint George  after his fight with dragon, in front of the Stone Gate

  32. Zagreb, Croatia St. George after his fight with dragon 

  33. Zagreb, Croatia Saint George   by Anton Dominik Fernkorn (1813-1878) 

  34. Zagreb, Croatia Saint George   by Anton Dominik Fernkorn (1813-1878)  The zinc cast of this work, made for the Exposition Universal 1855 in Paris, was praised for its highly dramatic execution.

  35. Saint Statues by Orlandi

  36. Text & pictures: Internet All copyrights belong to their respective owners Presentation: Sanda Foişoreanu www.slideshare.net/michaelasanda https://ma-planete.com/michaelasanda 2016 Sound: Jan Garbarek - Pace mihi Domine

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