Saint George
Medium
metalcut, hand-colored in red, green, and yellow
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.774
Art Historical Context
Behold the striking *Saint George*, a masterful metalcut print from the workshop of the Master of Aachen Madonna, created between 1470 and 1480. This rare work, now housed in the National Gallery Art's Rosenwald Collection captures the legendary dragon-slaying saint in a moment of triumphant valor, embodying the chivalric ideals of late medieval Europe. Produced in the Rhineland region—likely Cologne—the anonymous Master's workshop was renowned for devotional images that bridged Gothic traditions with emerging Renaissance naturalism. Metalcut, a pioneering printmaking technique of the 15th ce...