1495 - 1505
Medium
oil on panel
Dimensions
h 55cm × w 77.5cm × d 8.4cm
Collection
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Materials
panel; oil paint (paint)
Object Type
painting
Subject Matter
St. George and the dragon: dressed in armour and mounted on a (white) horse he brandishes his sword (his lance lies already broken on the ground); the princess nearby may be shown praying or fleeing
Acquisition Method
bequest
Acquired
1941
Notes
oil on panel
Collection Type
paintings
Italian painter from Cortona and an older relative of Vassari. Signorelli's style is bold with clear outlines and an emphasis on pronounced muculature. His best-known works are the frescoes that depict the Apocalypse at the chapel of S. Brizio, Orvieto cathedral, 1499-1502. These works influened Michelangelo's "Last Judgement." Italian artist. Comment on works: religious
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1490s
ca. 1505–7
ca. 1493–96
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