Saint George and the Dragon
Giuseppe Scolari
1570/1600
Medium
Woodcut on ivory laid paper
Classification
woodcut
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
23081
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
Saint George and the Dragon is a story from The Golden Legend, a popular collection of tales about saints’ lives written in the 13th century. During his travels, Saint George came upon a land distressed by the presence of a dragon. Each day the dragon demanded the sacrifice of a beautiful maiden. With his sword, the saint overtook the dragon and killed it. As a religious parable, the dragon represents evil or paganism. Thick contours and vigorous contrasts between black and white, characteristic...