Der Heilige Georg nach der Überwindung des Drachens, über ihm schwebend die Jungfrau Maria, umgeben von musizierenden Engeln

Title

Der Heilige Georg nach der Überwindung des Drachens, über ihm schwebend die Jungfrau Maria, umgeben von musizierenden Engeln

Draughtsman

• Carlo Caliari

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Venetian

Production Reason

• composition study

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

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• George (saint)
• Mary
• Christ Child

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
• 11F42(+31) Madonna: Mary sitting or enthroned, the Christ-child in her lap (or in front of her bosom) (Mary sometimes represented half-length) (+ angels floating in the air)
• 11G21(+2) angels singing, making music (+ Mary)
• 11F5(+3) Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds (+ angel(s))