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St George
unknown artist1450/1499
Benaki Museum of Greek Civilization
Athens, Greece
Icon of St George depicted on foot as he slays the dragon in a rocky landscape. This meticulous example of Cretan art brings together Palaiologan iconographic prototypes and elements of 14th-c. Italian Renaissance painting, such as the winged dragon and the stippled halo. The work is dated to the second half of the15th c. and is related to the artistic tradition of the cretan painter Angelos Akotantos (+pre -1457). 0.377x0.284 m. Gift of Panayiotis Lidorikis. (ΓΕ 3737)
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Details
- Title: St George
- Creator: unknown artist
- Date Created: 1450/1499
- Physical Dimensions: w284 x h377 x d25 cm (complete)
- More Info: Benaki Museum - Benaki Museum
- Type: icon
- Rights: Benaki Museum
- External Link: Benaki Museum
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