Der Heilige Georg, den Drachen tötend, ca. 1811

Title

Der Heilige Georg, den Drachen tötend

Draughtsman

• Franz Pforr

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• handmade paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study
• design for a painting

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten rechts: Pforr
Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1901

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint
• animal depiction

Persons Shown

• George (saint)

Illustrated Passage

• Die Legenda aurea des Jacobus de Voragine, übersetzt von Richard Benz, Heidelberg 1984

Primary

• 11H(GEORGE)41 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