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Saint George the dragon slayer5

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 slayer5

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  1. SAINT GEORGE THE DRAGON SLAYER

  2. Bucharest, Romania The Anglican Church The sculpture that tops the fountain, called Maternity, is showing St. George as a child.

  3. “Maternity”, showing St. George as a child, was installed in front of the church in June 2008 and it is the work of Virgil Scripcariu

  4. Prague Bas-relief of The St George and dragon on the basilica St George in Prague castle

  5. Prague, Hrad, St. George's Basilica tympanum

  6. Prague bronze statue of St. George killing a dragon, unique example of metal casting in 14th century; according to the tradition, the statue was cast by George and Martin of Cluj in 1373

  7. Prague bronze statue of St. George killing a dragon, unique example of metal casting in 14th century; according to the tradition, the statue was cast by George and Martin of Cluj in 1373

  8. The original statue is stored in the collections of the National Gallery, the actual statue is a copy from 1967. There are currently 3  copies on display: in Sfantu Gheorghe and Cluj (Romania) and in Budapest

  9. Cluj Napoca (Romania)

  10. Cluj Napoca (Romania)

  11. Cluj Napoca (Romania)

  12. An interesting detail is that the armor on the saint is similar to the scales covering the body of the dragon! This detail became an inspiration for the poet and philosopher Lucian Blaga, in his poem “In front of a statue of Saint George” metaphorically capture this resemblance between winners and losers, between the forces of good and evil

  13. Cluj Napoca (Romania)

  14. Cluj Napoca (Romania)

  15. Copy in Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

  16. Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania)

  17. Sfantu Gheorghe (Romania) Shocking, hilarious, weird, offensive and a lot other adjectives can be used to describe this “art work”

  18. The History of Pharmacy Museum Cluj Napoca the museum is tucked in the Hintz House, a historic monument dating from the fifteenth century, which accommodated the town's first pharmacy "St. George" — founded by a Saxon family — throughout its uninterrupted operation for almost 400 years (1573 — 1949)

  19. Miletín (Czech Republic)

  20. Kursk (Russia) Arc de Triomphe

  21. Kursk (Russia) The  massive 'Arc de Triomphe', dominates the northern entrance to the city

  22. The  upper part of the triumphal arch in Kursk

  23. Limburg (Germany) Fountain Neumarkt

  24. Năieni, Buzău (Romania)

  25. Năeni, Buzău (Romania)

  26. The Most Noble Order of the Garter Ex-Rothschild collection Germany

  27. St. George and the Dragon, Franconia, c. 1490

  28. Nizhny Novgorod (Russia) St. George and the Dragon by Honored Artist of Russia T. Holueva

  29. Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

  30. Nizhny Novgorod (Russia)

  31. Ochsenfurt (Germany) By Fried Heuler 1926

  32. Palma de Mallorca One of Palma's oldest churches, the Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc. The facade of this 13th century church in Palma was remodelled after it was struck by lightning in the 17th century

  33. Palma de Mallorca The Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc

  34. Palma de Mallorca The Franciscan Basílica de Sant Francesc

  35. Saint George and the Dragon, ca. 1330 Austrian, Vienna Metropolitan Museum of Art Pendant with Saint George and the Dragon

  36. Poznan (Poland) the Franciscans' church

  37. Monument to the 15th Poznan Uhlans Regiment. The statue shows an Uhlan as Saint George attacking a dragon with his lance Sculptor Lubelski Mieczyslaw

  38. Poznan (Poland) Located on a side street to the rear of the National Museum and just below the Royal Castle this monument was destroyed by the Nazis and reinstated in 1982

  39. Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads The original building was erected during the first third of the 14th century for the Brotherhood of Blackheads, a guild for unmarried German merchants in Riga

  40. Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads The structure was bombed to a ruin by the Germans June 28, 1941 and the remains demolished by the Soviets in 1948. The current reconstruction was erected from 1995 to 1999

  41. Riga (Latvia) House of Blackheads

  42. Riga (Latvia) Saint George and St. Peter's Church Tower

  43. Saint George and the Dragon, - weather vane on the gable peak. The original was made in 1622 by the Riga silversmith Eberhart Meier

  44. Ryazan (Russia) Monument to Saint George Stella is 22 meters in height; stands at the crossroads near the Moscow highway. Monument St. George is set in the city in 2005. People's Artist of Russia Vyacheslav Canines/Klikov (1939-2006)

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